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joshkiba13 's review for:
Love and Other Wounds: Stories
by Jordan Harper
After becoming utterly obsessed with Jordan Harper after reading The Last King of California, I had to buy all of his books to go back and read in order. This is the only one I couldn't get at a bookstore (had to resort to Ebay) so sadly he won't get my money for this one, but he definitely got a read :)
I was excited to see how one would compress the crime genre into 5-15 page stories, and for the most part Harper really delivered. This was his first work of published fiction (outside of the TV world) and while I think some of the pieces here miss the mark a tad, you can really tell that he was developing his voice.
Some standout stories are the titular "Love and Other Wounds" (also the shortest, at I think two and a half pages), "Agua Dulce," "Lucy in the Pit," "I Wish They Never Named Him Mad Dog," "Red Hair and Black Leather," and my favorite: "Playing Dead." These ones had me laughing, geeking, cringing, and overall amazed. Also, shoutout to "Your Finest Moment" which I think is the first fiction I've read in 2nd person. Very cool.
I'll definitely come back to a lot of these as I go, and I'm excited to see how "Beautiful Trash" served as the initial inspiration for Everybody Knows. But first, next up: She Rides Shotgun.
I was excited to see how one would compress the crime genre into 5-15 page stories, and for the most part Harper really delivered. This was his first work of published fiction (outside of the TV world) and while I think some of the pieces here miss the mark a tad, you can really tell that he was developing his voice.
Some standout stories are the titular "Love and Other Wounds" (also the shortest, at I think two and a half pages), "Agua Dulce," "Lucy in the Pit," "I Wish They Never Named Him Mad Dog," "Red Hair and Black Leather," and my favorite: "Playing Dead." These ones had me laughing, geeking, cringing, and overall amazed. Also, shoutout to "Your Finest Moment" which I think is the first fiction I've read in 2nd person. Very cool.
I'll definitely come back to a lot of these as I go, and I'm excited to see how "Beautiful Trash" served as the initial inspiration for Everybody Knows. But first, next up: She Rides Shotgun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs