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"Snapshot" is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself threatened by "The Phoenician," a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories, snap by snap. A young man takes to the skies to experience his first parachute jump. . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero's island of roiling vapor that seems animated by a mind of its own in "Aloft." On a seemingly ordinary day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of nails--splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. "Rain" explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads out across the country and around the world. In "Loaded," a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it. When an out-of-control summer blaze approaches the town, he will reach for the gun again and embark on one last day of reckoning.
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It's hard to write a review for this. Each story was so much it's own entity that to lump them into a single phrase seems limiting. So.. The first story the Phoenician was my favorite, the implications of this story of the 80's are far reaching. I'm just glad that's over. Creeeeeepy. The second story was difficult to stomach, the idea coming off of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut, it's no wonder. I'll wholeheartedly admit that I was unable to stomach much of this story, and the ending left much to be desired. The third, poor Aubrey, was so so cool. If I were to revisit any of these stories at a later date it would probably be this one. Aubrey with his grief, his cloud, and his girl just out of reach. Time to move on. Finally, Honeysuckle Speck, hehe, a heroin if I ever met one. Her journey, her righteousness, her absolute desire to set things right or met out justice, is admirable. I would definitely count her among my friends. Overall, I really enjoyed this collection and will with absolute certainty read more from Joe Hill.