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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very 80s sensitive macho, but he manages some outstanding sentences and teases out some genuine moments without ever telegraphing them. A sad book of broken people.
My girlfriend picked this one up at Powell's on a whim a while ago and recommended it to me when she was finished. I'm really glad she did. These stories are tailor made for a Flannery O'Connor obsessive like me. They may not be as Catholic, but they sure are filled with quiet desperation. Ranging from the darkly comic to the outright tragic, Larry Brown's protagonists barely feel worthy of the title "anti-hero." But that's the mark of his talent: you're empathizing the whole way through with utterly repellant, hopeless cases because the right person is telling you their stories. "Kubuku Rides," "Old Frank and Jesus," "Boy and Dog," "Night Life," "Leaving Town," and "The End of Romance" were the standouts to me; the others felt a little more unhewn.
kind of picked my way through. some stories were better than others. probably the best stories were the ones i didn't read.