Every story in this collection is a hit. These stories have so much range, from unsettling magical realism to outrageous satire. I’m always in awe of writers who can create so many distinct worlds - each story strongly stands on its own. Some of my favorites were about a support group for runners who have found dead bodies, a town that takes down a Confederate monument and allows residents to take turns on its empty pedestal, and a boy that drinks seawater that is full of stars. My emotions varied with the stories, from deep melancholy to cackling at the absurd. On top of the creativity and variety of the stories, this collection gleams with shimmering prose and sharp observations of human nature. This book is not to be missed - a standout for me this year. Can’t recommend highly enough!

This short story collection kept me on my toes. Dancing between horror, contemporary and magical realism I never knew what the next story would hold. I particularly loved the first story "The Sound of Women Waiting" for its commentary on women's roles in war. These stories are slower paced with beautiful prose, definitely a seller for any fans for literary fiction.

This collection or stories was the perfect combination of unsettling and heartwarming.

There was so much range and variety in this collection of stories. I like how these stories kept me on my toes and presented so much uniqueness along with questionable plausibility and satire as well. I think my favorite from the collection was The Decency Clause where an extremely boundary pushing, mayor decides to speak sans clothes and it is readily accepted as law. I feel that this piece was very derivative of our experiences in the political arena and about how really anything can get support with the right talking head.

Special thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I love short stories and this collection did not disappoint. I love short stories especially that are outside the box, and this collection definitely does not disappoint. I really enjoyed this one and their were parts that made me feel different emotions. I even found myself laughing out loud sometimes and that's not an easy thing to do.

Would I recommend this book, absolutely.

House Gone Quiet was outside the genre of what I typically read, but a couple of the story descriptions caught my attention enough to request it. The story collection was different from what I expected, but as I continued reading, I found myself feeling so many different emotions. The stories ranged from shocking to scary to laugh-out-loud funny, even to sad and thought-provoking. The writing was beautiful and it's clear that Kelsey Norris is a talented writer. My only caution to readers considering this book is to keep in mind that House Gone Quiet is a collection of short stories, so if that's not your thing, you may want to pass on this one. ORRR you can do what I did and give it a chance! :D

House Gone Quiet was published on October 17. Thank you so much to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

I found this short story collection "just okay". The concepts and execution are proficient, but I wished the stories were a little more compact.

From the first story to the last story I thought they were all interesting and some were even overwhelmingly funny from the support group to replacing the racist statue with town people There’s even one where the mayor tells the towns people they now can go without clothing and I don’t know if people taking turns on the pedestal or the support group for the body finders was my favorite because they all had a redeeming quality and they were all interesting I love the short stories for those moments when I don’t have a long time to read in this book certainly covered that needs splendidly. I would definitely recommend this book to those who like strange and out of the box type stories because this is certainly that. I want to thank Scrib publishing and NetGalley for my free Ark copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I enjoyed most of the stories in House Gone Quiet. The writing kept me engaged and I liked the various themes

I love a good short story collection and this one did not disappoint. It was just as good or better than the stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies-and I still remember all of the stories in that collection. The best one to me was "SuchGreat Height and Consequence" (about the town who takes down a Confederate monument and opens the pedestal up to a rotating cast of residents). This is not taking away from the other stories in the collection, because they are all good! There was just so much range and variety in this collection! Read these stories! I can see some of them being adapted into a full blown novel! #netgalley #housegonequiet

I was super excited for this, but DNF about 4 stories in. I was expecting some high-brow horror from the description, but it left me rather unimpressed. I came back to the book to try again twice, but whatever I was searching for on the page just wasn't there.

There was so much range and variety in this collection of stories. I like how these stories kept me on my toes and presented so much uniqueness along with questionable plausibility and satire as well. I think my favorite from the collection was The Decency Clause where an extremely boundary pushing, mayor decides to speak sans clothes and it is readily accepted as law. I feel that this piece was very derivative of our experiences in the political arena and about how really anything can get support with the right talking head. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

I was really looking forward to this short story collection, especially because there was a blurb saying fans of Friday Black would love this (and I love Friday Black). Unfortunately, this collection didn't compare, and I found my attention wandering throughout reading it. If I wasn't reviewing it, I may have even DNF'd.

There is not a specific thing which I can pinpoint, but I just felt like I didn't really care about the characters or plots. I finished the book 2 days ago, and I honestly can't remember what the individual stories were about.

I think the author is a talented writer, and I will look for more of her future works to give them a chance.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really love short story collections, and this one is no exception. There were only 2 stories (out of 10) that didn't grab my attention. I just didn't connect with the subject matter. All other stories were fascinating and compelling. Kelsey Norris is a beautiful and talented writer. Her prose was so breathtaking. I found myself reading certain sentences over and over again because she's so good at metaphors. "Decency Rule" and "Such Great Height and Consequence" had this offbeat (satire) feel to them which I enjoyed. "Stich" had this haunting and creepy quality, whereas "Sentries" was quirky and delightful. "Go Way Back" gave me nostalgic vibes. I will definitely read more from this new author in the future. She's the real deal.

Thank you, Netgalley and Scribner for the digital ARC.

I feel bad. I just DNF'd this one last night. I am very very thankful to NetGalley, Kelsey Norris, and Scribner for granting me both a digital and physical advanced copy, but I just couldn't get into it. I am normally such a huge fan of stories and collections like that, but this one just wasn't scratching my itch. House Gone Quiet comes out to the public on October 17, 2023, and I wish others the best with this book.

A good collection of stories. I enjoyed all.of them. Some Magical Realism aspects, or folkloreish....some stories left you hanging, but not in a bad way. Good authors as well.

An interesting, dark, and somewhat pulsating collection of stories. Some are folkloric with a kind of magical realism feel, but all are subjective to the point where you are always somewhat aware (as you’re reading) that what you read may or may not be actually happening exactly as written, but is definitely happening as the character perceives it. Very good writing — often without closure so that the end of each story is like a point of time where you can feel the closure shimmering in the future but can’t quite tell what it will be.