A review by hcothran
How to Be Safe by Tom McAllister

3.0

The writing is really strong and interesting in this short novel, but the mixture of tones and genres was too distracting to ignore. One scene will be serious, realistic, and poignant, and then it will be followed by a satirical scene full of fantasy and dark humor. I was never quite sure if I was supposed to be taking the plight of the main character seriously or not, and that kept taking me out of the story.