Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder is a collection of short stories that delve into the lives of 20ish something men in odd life circumstances, exploring themes of longing, love, loss, and human relationships. The stories are described as being both human and almost fantastic, with a focus on characters submerged in the ache of life. Snyder's writing style is praised for being literary and well-crafted, with each story offering moments that are beautifully detailed, engrossing, and poignant.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
There are content warnings for themes of mental health struggles and instances of personal tragedy.
Has Romance?
There is a medium level of romance present, focusing on unorthodox relationships and the complexities of love.
From The Publisher:
Scott Snyder's protagonists inhabit a playfully deranged fictional world in which a Wall Street trader can find himself armed with a speargun, guarding a Dumpster outside a pawnshop in Florida; or an employee at Niagara Falls (his job: watching for jumpers) will take off in a car after a blimp in which his girlfriend has escaped. But in Snyder's wondrous imagination there's a thin membrane between the whimsical and the disturbing: the unlikely affair between a famous actress-in hiding after surgery-and a sporting goods salesman takes an ominous turn just as she begins to heal; an engaged couple's relationship is fractured when one of them becomes obsessed with an inmate at the women's prison next door.
Dark, funny, powerful, this debut collection underscores the remarkable gifts of a fiercely original young writer.
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Voodoo Heart?
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