A review by jennadactyl13
Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones

4.0

This is one of the most realistic books I think I've ever read. I think some people might find it disappointing because we, as readers, have certain expectations when we pick up a book. If two people meet on a subway, such as the story "An Orange Line Train to Ballston," we really want them to talk to each other. If a woman meets her father for the first time after he is released from jail after killing her mother, such as the story "The Sunday Following Mother's Day," we want her to ask why he did it. However, in real life, these things don't often happen. Every conversation does not have a purpose, and sometimes bad things happen to good people. Every story in this collection is true to real life, and each title tells exactly what each story will be about.