![]() ![]() It centers around a homosexual, zombie/human love story were the father of the zombie may or may not end up eaten in a hotel room. Zombie story told in alternating points of view, first person and the unique second person. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Without giving too much away, it is about a unicorn who commits a sort of murder for hire. I think I can best handle this review by going to go down through the twelve so you will know the titles, author, and a little bit about each one. Each and every one of the twelve stories, zombie ones included, was enjoyable and highly readable. ![]() Most were even more violent than the zombie stories. Most, if not all, would have happy endings. Six about&you guessed it&zombies.Īt first glance, I figured the unicorn stories would be more of the high fantasy, sort of castle and queen stuff. The result is the twelve short stories in this anthology. Each proceded to gather six amazing YA writers to prove their point. Black proclaiming that Unicorns were better. UNICORNS apparently started on the editors, Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier, respective blogs. Plus with reading short stories, I can expose my students to more writers throughout the school year. I am able to cover some of the major topics they will need in high school like climax, conflict, and point of view quicker than reading full-length novel. I love using them as a teaching tool with my eighth graders. I first should say that I am a sucker for the short story form. UNICORNS might be my favorite read of 2010. ![]()
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