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A review by jdintr
The Unamericans: Stories by Molly Antopol
4.0
The "UnAmericans" of the title is a loose thread of characters affected by the McCarthy Era, but what's amazing about Antopol's writing is the way she can tell multiple tales within the same story--themes that leap cultures and generations as they play out for the characters she has created.
I think my favorite story was the final one, "Retrospective." It's about the death of a grandmother who was a key cultural link to Soviet-era artists, but it's more than that, and it evolves into this beautiful portrait of a marriage--and then two marriages.
These are stories worth savoring--worth reading twice to get the hidden gems of wisdom and secret trails of plot.
I think my favorite story was the final one, "Retrospective." It's about the death of a grandmother who was a key cultural link to Soviet-era artists, but it's more than that, and it evolves into this beautiful portrait of a marriage--and then two marriages.
These are stories worth savoring--worth reading twice to get the hidden gems of wisdom and secret trails of plot.