A review by ochutchinson
The Girl of the Lake: Stories by Bill Roorbach

4.0

I loved this. ‘The Tragedies of King Lear’ was (of course) my favourite, and the rest at turns lovely and unsettling. I literally said “oh that’s wonderful” upon finishing ‘Murder Cottage’ on the subway. His style of giving quick “and they would live happily ever after” wrapups to the end of many of them was not something I ever expected, and I’m still torn on whether they struck me as too easy or as something I appreciated. Definitely want to read his other stuff.