{"id":2344,"date":"2016-12-05T21:20:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T15:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2020-04-04T20:19:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T14:49:08","slug":"light-box-k-j-orr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/light-box-k-j-orr\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review : Light Box by K J Orr"},"content":{"rendered":"
An astronaut struggles to adapt to life back on earth. A man who knew he would go blind one day realises that the day has finally come. A girl recollects the day she had her first periods and the other happenings around her which she has not be able to forget. A man journeys away from a wife in hospital. A couple meet a dying dog on the way.<\/p>\n
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The Light Box<\/em> is a collection of eleven short stories that are well grounded in real life. Orr explores her stories through different geographical locations- Siberia, Papua New Guinea, London and New York, all set in a contemporary world. She captures fleeting moments that are important at a personal level in some stories. Sometimes the prose falls into descriptions of surroundings which inevitably weave the atmosphere of unsaid thoughts looming in the mind of characters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is no unifying theme throughout the book. Light Box<\/em> explores the way people respond to change. When unpredictability or sometimes a forced change in the routine invades a person\u2019s life, he\/she has to find means to surpass that wave. It is at this pivotal juncture that Orr builds her stories. Her stories explore the immediate areas around the crucial point and often end with an air of inconclusivity. I found the endings of her novels similar to Amos Oz\u2019s short stories – Scenes from Village Life<\/em><\/a><\/span>. If endings that end on an indecisive note do not bother you, this will definitely be a good read for you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTheme<\/h3>\n