I started One Death, Nine Stories at 10 PM last night and had two stories left by midnight, even though I wasn’t very focused. Of course, I probably wouldn’t have taken a reading risk like this one had the book not been so short. One Death, Nine Stories is a really neat idea and I hope to see more collaborations like this one in the future. It’s a multiple POV novel from nine different authors.
It’s more of a cohesive novel than I was expecting.
That’s true, but they’re also interlocking and codependent. I thought they’d be essentially companion stories by different people associated with the deceased. It actually turned out to be much cooler than I was even expecting. One Death, Nine Stories didn’t really scream Christina book, but I couldn’t resist the premise of the anthology. But on the other side of it is the rest of your life. It’s an initiation of sorts, and it can be brutal. Being a teenager is a time for all kinds of firsts - first jobs, first loves, first good-byes, firsts that break your heart and awaken your soul. Here, in nine stories, we meet people who didn’t know Kevin, friends from his childhood, his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, all dealing with the fallout of his death. Will Weaver turns a lens on Kevin’s sister as she collects his surprising effects - and makes good use of them. Rita Williams-Garcia follows one aimless teen as he finds a new life in his new job - at the mortuary. Ellen Hopkins reveals what two altar boys (and one altar girl) might get up to at the cemetery.
Even now his choices are touching the people he left behind. And now, even though he’s dead, he’s not really gone. How could one teenage boy’s life elicit other kids’ first experiences - even after he dies? Nine interconnected stories from nine top YA writers.
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