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A review by gregtrob
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
2.0
Disclaimer: I received this book via a Goodreads giveaway.
I had never before read any George Saunders - but the short story format sounded appealing. And the description sounded great.
The title short story was great and I loved it. Most of the other short stories were also fantastic.
However I ran into problems with the novella - even being a novella it just seemed to go on and on and on. The concept was good - but I just could not attach to the main character - which with Saunders' style - tended to make the novella somewhat of a chore to read.
All in all I'd pick up another collection of Saunders' short stories - if they all were short stories.
I had never before read any George Saunders - but the short story format sounded appealing. And the description sounded great.
The title short story was great and I loved it. Most of the other short stories were also fantastic.
However I ran into problems with the novella - even being a novella it just seemed to go on and on and on. The concept was good - but I just could not attach to the main character - which with Saunders' style - tended to make the novella somewhat of a chore to read.
All in all I'd pick up another collection of Saunders' short stories - if they all were short stories.