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A review by sharonfalduto
God Bless America: Stories by Steve Almond
I need to stop thinking that I like Steve Almond because he wrote the book "Candyfreak" that I really liked--because the reason I liked THAT book was that Almond went around to different candy companies and tasted their wares, and it was the wish fulfillment that I liked, not the writing.
So, these are fictional short stories. And the guy is a good writer with a nice eye for detail but oy, every character seemed so--morose. Isn't anybody happy in Steve Almond's world? Plus, there's only so many times you can have unsympathetic characters saying vaguely racist things before I start thinking you (the author) actually thinks those racist things and wants to get them out there by tacitly saying you disagree with them.
So, these are fictional short stories. And the guy is a good writer with a nice eye for detail but oy, every character seemed so--morose. Isn't anybody happy in Steve Almond's world? Plus, there's only so many times you can have unsympathetic characters saying vaguely racist things before I start thinking you (the author) actually thinks those racist things and wants to get them out there by tacitly saying you disagree with them.