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A review by benmsmith
Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for this ARC.
Saunders is just. so. good. at this, at twisting the everyday into the slightly off, exposing the things that make us human in all our flaws and foibles. It's all near future where something's gone slightly off the rails. The opening (title) story in this collection is worth the rating alone, but all of these pieces (a few of which appeared in the New Yorker the last few years like advance singles for this eventual album) work fantastically in dialogue with each other. I just like the way Saunders writes, and I'm looking forward to see what comes next.
Saunders is just. so. good. at this, at twisting the everyday into the slightly off, exposing the things that make us human in all our flaws and foibles. It's all near future where something's gone slightly off the rails. The opening (title) story in this collection is worth the rating alone, but all of these pieces (a few of which appeared in the New Yorker the last few years like advance singles for this eventual album) work fantastically in dialogue with each other. I just like the way Saunders writes, and I'm looking forward to see what comes next.