#ATBR2020 Review: The Houseplant by Jeremy Ray
THE HOUSEPLANT
By Jeremy Ray
Publish Date: December 14, 2020
Kindle Edition
Standalone
Genre: Short story, Contemporary
OK ok ok... I admit I've always said short stories were never quite my thing. That sometime they worked and other times they didn't and blah blah blah. Well, I sit here corrected because this one WORKED FOR ME! Even at the end, I said out loud to my kindle, " THAT'S IT?!" Sigh... I need more George in my life.
I am absolutely terrible with plants. Horrible. I even killed a bamboo once. 😧 So when I first moved into my latest and greatest apartment, I decided to try my hands at a couple of succulents. I heard they were hard to kill... well, so supposedly were bamboo... but let's not go back there. During this pandemic, I started paying more attention to them. Talking to them every morning and noticed they started thriving. And it's weird how a human can get bonded to a plant, eh? So meet Sue and Lenny - my two succulents, I also have a coaster cactus but yeah yeah, not a real plant. Anyhow..... back to George,
How did this super short story pierce my heart? What a unique story Jeremy gave us from the POV of a fern. All living things in this world need company, love and kindness. Now I feel I need to get a bigger pot so they can intertwin roots and be happy. And possibly get a fern as well. I mean, if fern sales don't go up after this story is released ...... 😉
An absolutely adorable read.
★★★★★
I just snagged this ebook! Thank you! I can't wait to dive in!
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