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3.0
A perfectly good thematic collection of short stories that won't blow your mind, but will wrap you up in a tale and solid characters and gel together into a satisfying whole.
All the stories are about the sense of loneliness and not belonging, mostly immigrants. There's poverty, age, sex, and some beautifully applied surreality in the most successful story.
The progression of characters' ages and genders map out a male and female life story each, showing climbs to respectability but also deep-seated pain.
All the stories are about the sense of loneliness and not belonging, mostly immigrants. There's poverty, age, sex, and some beautifully applied surreality in the most successful story.
The progression of characters' ages and genders map out a male and female life story each, showing climbs to respectability but also deep-seated pain.
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