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Enjoyed it a lot, even though short story is not my favorite format. The range of characters and perspectives and voices that Nayler is able to write is astonishing. My favorite stories were those in which the form allowed a little more conclusion. Great language, and storytelling.
This collection of dark, violent stories is sharply written and compelling. I read a fair amount of crime fiction, and much of it is entirely plot-driven, with language designed purely to convey information. "Sleepwalking" is not that kind of book. Its stories have both fast-moving plots, and carefully-crafted writing.Though they are separate pieces, they worked well as a collection. The tension built, story by story, sinking me into a world of of deceit and desire, greed and rage. Soon I was on...