Hands down this book is now one of my favorite short story collections. This was my first time reading a book by Brian Evenson, and I still don’t understand how come I never heard of him before since his genre is right up my alley.

In Song for the Unraveling of the World Evenson masterfully lays the groundwork with the opening sentence of the first story. He then proceeds to reveal a series of surrealist fiction than range from body horror to psychological thriller. Some stories weirder than others, but all with a compelling prose.

I personally enjoyed how Evenson seems to intertwine some stories with either recurring themes, ideas, or concepts. Regardless of whether or not such links are intentional, I believe they add some depth to the fiction.

In conclusion, I love this collection. It neatly presents the philosophical and the eeriness of social behavior and psyche, and unceasingly drives your imagination.