A selection of unequal ten short stories with predominantly women characters, Send Nudes by Saba Sams is mostly a tragi-comical account of various dating and relationship failures. The women characters in the stories may be and feel lonely sometimes, but relationships are mostly not what they are necessarily looking for. Some human interaction, maybe. Some of those interactions may change them, empower them, although it only refers to some online weird exchange of nudes.
What I´ve loved the most was how some stories actually ended: with the main character leaving everything -to be read a man, a relationship - behind, just to walk free. There is no drama, no tears, no longing: there is a desire and wish for something more, only to acknowledge how dear is freedom. The partner could be a man or a woman, no matter the gender, what is important is that feeling of being able to subsist by oneself, existentially.
Although I´ve found maybe just half of the stories really interesting, Send Nudes did reasonate at certain extents with memories of dating experiences I´ve used to have. A good source if you are interested in honing your short story writing style, but also if looking to dissect with care dating life nowadays.
Rating: 3 stars
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