trisha_thomas 's review for:

Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor, Robert Fitzgerald
2.0

the writing was good. the author was able to say a lot in each story with very few words. But...the stories were very dark and sad. I couldn't find a single redeeming value of any of the characters! Each parent and child were selfish, self-centered and stubborn. They each wanted more and thought nothing of anyone else! But, I never felt like each of them "got what they deserved". I don't think "justice" is ours to define or judge. I don't know that the dry dark humor or the irony in any of the stories made the time spent reading it worth it. But, finish the book I did....only through will-power and determination.