Origami Dogs: Stories Reid Noley
Origami Dogs: Stories Reid Noley Stories of characters who face tragedies alongside their canine companions.Noley Reid's fourth book, Origami Dogs, is a testament to her mastery of the form. The…
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Origami Dogs: Stories Reid Noley
Stories of characters who face tragedies alongside their canine companions.Noley Reid's fourth book, Origami Dogs, is a testament to her mastery of the form. The creatures in this short story collection often act subtly, serving as witnesses without language, exacerbating tension and providing relief to the human characters. Here, dogs rove the grounds of their companions' emotions.
In some stories, teens struggle toward womanhood or wrestle with sexuality and queerness, confronting parents who are unable to provide the care or support they need. Sometimes they are central to the stories' plots, such as in the lead story, "Origami Dogs," which focuses on Iris Garr, a dog breeder's teenage daughter, as she begins noticing odd birth defects in new litters and realizes she must confront her mother, whom she loves yet cannot help but resent. In other stories, Reid's