![]() Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed. Hopkinson's unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. In "The Glass Bottle Trick," the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband's superstitions-to horrifying consequences. In "A Habit of Waste," a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance days later she's shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. ![]() ![]() In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like "Precious," in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. ![]() ![]() The SFWA Grand Master's award-winning collection "combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling" ( Library Journal). ![]()
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