Reviews

A Congress of Wonders by Ed McClanahan

zoeelizabethk's review against another edition

2.0

I feel bad for giving Congress of Wonders a low rating. I think the writing is good, but I think the short story format, the rather absurdist, atmospheric descriptions, and unique tone are not going to be for everyone. The writing was reminiscent of Mark Twain to me and the stories reminded me a bit of reading Gogol and absurdist Russian literature. For most of each story, you have no idea why what's going on or why the characters are important, but then there's a moment near the endings that makes you think and takes you deeper. I'm glad I read this book, but I'm not quite sure that I liked it.