Reviews

Come to Me: Stories by Amy Bloom

mattie's review against another edition

4.0

Fantastic short stories, excellent, enjoyable writing. These focus on the complex, sometimes transgressive relationships between people, especially families. She does that incredibly difficult thing, conveying depths of emotion without ever coming out and saying what characters are feeling. She basically rocks the show-don't-tell rule.

And she does it with such a light touch it seems easy. These characters are icebergs, and she makes you feel the hidden mass of what they're feeling without ever hitting you over the head. I also loved how she uses small details of everyday life and daily routines to create an atmosphere. I'm definitely going to track down more of her stuff.

alarra's review against another edition

3.0

I love the way she writes, and that she writes about the little things in life - the normal relationships and grind and hurts and joys - and makes them readable, and makes me feel them.