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A review by iwnbh
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor
5.0
Genuinely some of the best short stories I have ever read. I rarely ever like everything an author has ever written, but O'Connor has proven herself time and time again to be the exception. There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said before about her wit, her sense of humor, and her unyielding Catholic faith - all three of which glow in every word of hers like electricity through a live wire.
IMO her stories are not misanthropic nor are they inherently pessimistic. Sometimes I see reviews elaborating on the 'ugliness' of her stories, and yeah, a lot of them have unpleasant characters who take reprehensible actions, but so many of her stories are also about grace and hope in the Christian sense. It would be a terrible misstep to write her off as someone who writes creepy and depressing vignettes of the American South, exclusively or otherwise.
IMO her stories are not misanthropic nor are they inherently pessimistic. Sometimes I see reviews elaborating on the 'ugliness' of her stories, and yeah, a lot of them have unpleasant characters who take reprehensible actions, but so many of her stories are also about grace and hope in the Christian sense. It would be a terrible misstep to write her off as someone who writes creepy and depressing vignettes of the American South, exclusively or otherwise.