A review by clmckinney
That Old Country Music: Stories by Kevin Barry

4.0

This is a book of short stories with varying subjects. Some cover, love, lust, death, and madness to name a few. I thoroughly liked Night Boat To Tangier. Barry is at once poetic, and yet completely vulgar and crass. This is why I like him. Some of these stories worked for me. What I have come to in reading short stories is that it is a form that requires some skill, as you have little room to get your point across. It is possible that he works better in the novel form. I prefer short stories that link together in some aspect. I am definitely going to try some of his other novels and see how I get on with those. This one gets a 3.8/5.