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Yellowcake brings together ten short stories from the extraordinarily talented Margo Lanagan--each of them fiercely original and quietly heartbreaking.
The stories range from fantasy and fairy tale to horror and stark reality, and yet what pervades is the sense of humanity.� The people of Lanagan's worlds face trials, temptations, and degradations. They swoon and suffer and even kill for love. In a dangerous world, they seek the solace and strength that comes from family and belonging.�
These are stories to be savored slowly and pondered deeply because they cut to the very heart of who we are.
“Haunting, gorgeous, and sometimes painful, Lanagan’s stories are unlike anything else in fantasy literature.” --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Lanagan unravels familiar myths and fairy tales, weaving them into unique, sharply resonant forms in this characteristically stunning collection." --Kirkus, starred review
From the Hardcover edition.
- Sales Rank: #2776298 in Books
- Brand: Lanagan, Margo
- Published on: 2015-05-12
- Released on: 2015-05-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.13" h x .52" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up-Ten tales examine unexpected occurrences of magic in everyday lives. Most of the stories appeared in various anthologies published between 2006 and 2011, but they have not been available to American readers until now. Additionally, while this collection was released in Australia in 2011, one story ("Heads") has been swapped for another ("Catastrophic Disruption of the Head") in the U.S. release. Ranging in length from 10 to 34 pages, some of these literary fantasies are wholly original (a boy's mother prepares to ascend to a higher calling, circus oddities find someone else to stare at and speculate about, a shopping mall sheds its parasitic humans) and some are inspired by other tales (Passover and Exodus, Rapunzel, Charon and the River Styx). But in all of Lanagan's worlds, the familiar becomes unfamiliar and then wondrous. Each story is tightly crafted, dropping readers into a culture without much preface, letting the events spin out and the characters be forever changed, and leaving those turning the pages haunted afterward. Less-sophisticated readers might be frustrated by the density of these selections and their focus on character rather than plot, but for those willing to invest, the payoff is powerful. This is meaty fare, layered with meaning and thick with a richness of imagination. Yellowcake is as much about the telling as it is about the tales.-Gretchen Kolderup, New York Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Booklist
Returning to the fertile format of Black Juice (2005), White Time (2006), and Red Spikes (2007), Lanagan’s latest collection is as lovely, enigmatic, and eye-opening as you’d expect, with each story dropping readers into deep waters from which they must paddle and orient themselves. The astonishing standout, “An Honest Day’s Work,” tells of a hobbled boy allowed to join men in “a meat job”—the skinning, sawing, and carving up of a giant humanoid lugged in from the sea. Reminiscent of something out of China Mi�ville’s Railsea (2012), it is gruesome and heart pounding and begs for novel expansion. (Well, we can hope, right?) Elsewhere is the Bradburian tale of a too-powerful kid psychic, the grim story of a vindictive “fascinator,” and a sorrowful look at the daughter of a Styx ferryman. Rhythms are highly unusual; often the tricksy prose feels as if it’s been translated into an alien tongue and back again, and, yes, some will balk at the heavy lifting required to make sense of some of it. For those who love paying close attention, of course, this pays off handsomely. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Lanagan’s literary chops are nearly unrivaled in YA lit, and any release from her will draw excitement, scrutiny, and awards consideration. Grades 9-12, --Daniel Kraus
Review
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, February 25, 2013:
“Haunting, gorgeous, and sometimes painful, Lanagan’s stories are unlike anything else in fantasy literature.”
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2013:
"Lanagan unravels familiar myths and fairy tales, weaving them into unique, sharply resonant forms in this characteristically stunning collection...Familiar roots and accessible themes make this strong collection a good introduction to Lanagan’s mind-bending work."
Booklist, February 15, 2013:
"Lanagan's literary chops are nearly unrivaled in YA lit, and any release from her will draw excitement, scrutiny, and awards consideration."
The Horn Book, May/June 2013:
"These imaginative works demand much of their readers, occasionally providing catharsis and unfailingly provoking thought and discussion."
School Library Journal, April 2013:
"This is meaty fare, layered with meaning and thick with a richness of imagination. Yellowcake is as much about the telling as it is about the tales."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2013:
"The familiarity of the stories and themes provide an access point to Lanagan’s innovative sentence structure and dense, eloquent prose, while the emotional rawness of the tales, focusing intensely on loss and disillusionment, is powerful enough to grab even less sophisticated readers. The opening dialogues of each story serve as both an invitation and a disorientation, and by the end of the collection, readers will have the satisfying feeling that they have just assembled a strange and wondrous puzzle."
VOYA
"Exquisite. Lanagan's prose is challenging and rewarding in equal measure, creating resonances that most writers can only dream of; and her characters and situations seethe with emotional power."
Library Media Connection:
"Lanagan, master of the strange, disturbing, and familiar has again written a collection of stories which will entertain, enthrall, and challenge readers."
Most helpful customer reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Macabre and Magnificent
By Pasiphae
All the stories in Yellowcake are intelligent, fascinating, and haunting. But most of these tales are only pretty in the telling.
Lanagan creates exceptionally intense imagery. I can't get the the gigantic floating "harvest" in "All in a Day's Work" out of my head, nor can I expunge the animated building in "The Eyelids of the Dawn." I don't want to, in the case of the latter, it's just too incredible an image to forget. "Ferryman" and "Into the Clouds on High" explore the loss of a parent with strong mythology/theology symbology that never gets in the way of a good story. "The Point of Roses" explores the magic of the Travelers, and does it beautifully. If there's a weak one in here, it's "Night of the Firstlings," which devolves into a sing-songy, dialect-laden horror tale that lacks two things; plot specifics and a point.
There are two fairytale retellings, "The Golden Shroud" and "Catastrophic Disruption of the Head." The Rapunzel tale is is not outstanding, but "Catastrophic," a grisly retelling of "The Tinderbox," is one of my favorites despite the death and rape. Let's face it, fairytales are grisly! And Lanagan has a reason for retelling, which is what so many re-crafted fairytales lack. She uses a fairytale to explore Western corruption to great effect.
I am a fan of Lanagan's short fiction, but found my one foray into her novels (Tender Morsels) astonishing, and not in a good way. I can't believe this work has been classified as YA. Yellowcake, though at times full of savagery and dismemberment, was fairly tame in comparison to her work for young readers. In all, this is a difficult and beautiful collection by a gifted short story writer.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Startling Originality
By Cynthia
Lanagan's stories have a startling originality, in fact they are so fresh that a few of the them were confusing (The Point of Roses) but the best of them (Night of the Firstlings and Ferryman). These last two started obscurely and the truth was slowly doled out. Many of the stories were based in part on legends or received tales that Lanagan reworks to make them new.
Since this collection is designated as Young Adult I kept trying to imagine how they would read to the designated over twelve audience. I found that challenging. Young readers may not be familiar with the genesis of the tales yet that might be an advantage since they'd have an open mind with few preconceptions however there were unsettling concepts. I know most teens have seen more scary movies than us adults but those aren't usually psychologically complicated. These stories were and that's the problem.
"Yellow Cake' is well written and psychologically insightful and most of them have a moral lesson BUT they are brutal, some of them extremely so. They include rape, death, murder, casual violence, war, hunger, and drugs. It bothers to think of Young Adults reading them but definitely anyone under 18 should be discouraged away from them. I'm in my mid 50's and was deeply disturbed by the concepts which, of course, also speak to their power. My feeling is that there's enough horror all around us without reading fiction like this. Ironically I might have been less negative if Lanagan was not such an astounding writer.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
There's Magic In The Everyday World
By Leah
I really like Margo Lanagan. She uses words to create extraordinary things. While some of her work deals with shocking topics (as in her novel Tender Morsels (Hardcover), and her story "A Thousand Flowers" found in the Zombies vs. Unicorns anthology) or things which may seem beyond comprehension, like in her previous story collections, she manages to create so much with her language.
YELLOWCAKE is a little "tamer"--and I'm using the term loosely--compared to her other collections, but still packs her trademark worldbuilding. Some were good, some were just okay, and a few were really fantastic.
THE POINT OF ROSES: (3 out of 5 stars)
This is about a boy who brings out the magic in every day objects. Interesting idea, but it didn't tie up the ends.
THE GOLDEN SHROUD: (4 out of 5 stars)
A retelling of Rapunzel from her romantic interest's point of view. It has the fairy tale feel.
A FINE MAGIC: (4 out of 5 stars)
A revenge tale unlike any other I've read, about two sisters who earn the anger of a magician.
AN HONEST DAY'S WORK: (3.5 out of 5 stars)
This story is full of images which are both imaginative and cringe-worthy; a tale of workers who are digging. And it's not for gold.
INTO THE CLOUDS ON HIGH: (4.5 out of 5 stars)
This story brought tears to my eyes. It's about a boy who's mother is leaving. It's a sweet story of familial love with a fantastical twist.
NIGHT OF THE FIRSTLINGS: (3 out of 5 stars)
I feel this was loosely based on the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt. A worthwhile entry, but I felt the storyline was purposefully kept vague.
CATASTROPHIC DISRUPTION OF THE HEAD (4 out of 5 stars)
This entry is classic Lanagan. Disturbing, creepy, with a portrayal of dogs that is not for the faint of heart. Tread this one, squeamish readers, with caution.
FERRYMAN: (5 out of 5 stars)
This was my favorite story of the collection, about a girl who inherits the job of taking souls into the afterworld. It's short yet so powerful with its imagery.
LIVING CURIOSITIES: (3.5 out of 5 stars)
Told from the point of view of a "freak" at a carnival, this was bogged down with dialogue. It did have a nice message within the story though.
EYELIDS OF THE DAWN: (2 out of 5 stars)
This was the weakest entry. It should not have been the final entry in the book. There was so much going on that the story, like "The Point of Roses," did not unfold or wrap up well. One thing though, you may not look at buildings the same way again.
I would recommend this as an introductory book for readers who have not read any of Ms. Lanagan's previous works. She is not for everyone, and I think that's what sets her apart from other YA writers.
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