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knitter22 's review for:
The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories
by Jess Walter
The Angel of Rome suffers from the same issues as every other volume of short stories I've read before. There are good stories that grab my attention and make me wish they were longer, and these are interspersed with stories that seem to have no purpose and may simply be a waste of words. This collection of 12 stories had too many of the no-purpose type and not enough of the attention-grabbing ones. I enjoyed "Mr. Voice" because it illustrated family quite well and "Fran's Friend has Cancer" made me think. Too many of the others (like "Town and Country" and even "Angel of Rome") were just lacking for me. I loved Beautiful Ruins but Jess Walter's short stories are just not for me. 2.5 stars rounded up.