Reviews

The Angel on the Roof: The Stories of by Russell Banks

bmessierlegendre's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

L'auteur se spécialise dans les histoires de gens sans histoire, et c'est fait tout en subtilité. Les ambiances parlent beaucoup, ça transpire la mélancolie et la banalité du quotidien, et je me rend compte que plusieurs nouvelles me sont restées en tête. J'ai aussi apprécié le fil conducteur entre les nouvelles, qui s'est révélé à moi petit à petit.

jvord777's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

gohawks's review against another edition

4.0

Not all the stories are amazing, but the four stars (I only reserve 5 for those rare classic stand the test of all time reads) are alone for all the stories collected from an earlier book, Trailerpark. That book, from its collection of stories assembled here, reads like a slightly more depressing Cannery Row - which to me, is fantastic. Banks' short stories have a Hemmingway influence but also Carver and Cheever too. Anyway, he is certainly on of the better short story writers I have read and I highly recommend this collection.