A review by nathansnook
Bed: Stories by Tao Lin

3.0

Bed (2007) by Tao Lin is a half-hazard assortment of short stories that range from very different emotions–alienation, loneliness, distance–things that make me feel much sadder than I need to feel. This isn’t a bad thing. When I read Taipei, I discovered these strange things happening within myself, awkward minor chords plucked without the fingers of my dominant hand. This mixed bag of stories feels like the becoming of Taipei, and makes for a very interesting stepping stone to what was to become Tao Lin.