A review by limdz
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 by

3.0

As usual a solid collection, with a few really awesome standouts: Protection, A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness, and Too Good to Be True. However, I felt there were a few “duds” in this batch of O Henry winners (if stories that achieve this level of acclaim could ever be called “duds,” I know.) But In what i often feel is a near-perfect collection, this year’s featured a handful of stories that felt a little gimmicky or inauthentic. It was too easy to see through the scenery to the back stage in a lot of these. Anyway...this is still a great collection to reas especially for writers.