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Liberation Day: Stories
by George Saunders
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Liberation day is a set of 9 short shorties telling tales of morals, human nature and dystopian societies. What really stands out with George Saunders short stories compared to other short stories, is that you emerge into a world that makes you feel like you are reading a 300 page story and not a 30 page one. Hence why this took quite long for me to finish, because I felt that I could not just push through to the next story but that I needed a break in between them.
The stories themselves are complex and are often up to your own interpretation. George Saunders is really skillful in writing open stories where you get to think and decide what you believe happened or what they meant. Not only are they up to your own interpretation, but the stories usually handle tough ethical questions such as freedom of speech and the value of humans.
This is probably the best short stories collection that I have read and I truly recommend it to any who wants complex moral stories. And I end with my favorite quote from the book.
"When will I death? Might I death alone? Probably yes Little scared about that. I must say
But am not death yet
Not dead yet.
Not yet.
And not yet.
World lays out before me new with each click of step and swish of aspen leaves above for that I say thanks For as long as world is shiny new there is no death and what lovely may I not yet do?"
The stories themselves are complex and are often up to your own interpretation. George Saunders is really skillful in writing open stories where you get to think and decide what you believe happened or what they meant. Not only are they up to your own interpretation, but the stories usually handle tough ethical questions such as freedom of speech and the value of humans.
This is probably the best short stories collection that I have read and I truly recommend it to any who wants complex moral stories. And I end with my favorite quote from the book.
"When will I death? Might I death alone? Probably yes Little scared about that. I must say
But am not death yet
Not dead yet.
Not yet.
And not yet.
World lays out before me new with each click of step and swish of aspen leaves above for that I say thanks For as long as world is shiny new there is no death and what lovely may I not yet do?"