A review by sevseverance
Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones

4.0

I got this book while in DC at Kramerbooks because it is short stories set in DC amidst the African-American community the author grew up in. A community he said is often ignored. I also read a previous book of his and loved the writing. I don't usually read short stories and wasn't sure I would like it, but I did. I loved them. Each story could have become it's own novel. Even in the course of the short stories, I came to really feel and understand his characters. They were completely different than most characters I have read. I did sometimes get confused about the characters and where one story ended and the other began. His writing is just pretty. You just want to keep reading it. I already have his other collection of short stories and am now excited to read it and possibly other short story collections.