Samanta Schweblin

The conceit got old. I read about half before I decided that I really didn’t care about dumb people buying computer pets that other people “inhabited”. Not that interesting. DNF

3.5 rounded up. If you love a feeling of dread, this is the book for you. I don't particularly like that feeling but Schweblin does it so well that I couldn't stop turning the pages. I would have preferred more clarity with the ending but the concept of 'rescue distance' is one that will stick with me.

3.5 stars rounded up
I liked this! It was short, creepy and confusing in a good way. I love how the author wrote in second person, but it was unsettling at the same time.

Eerie and surreal and often disturbing. In the case of the long story about the old woman with dementia who wants to die, truly harrowing. Schweblin is unique.