A review by gleefulreader
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee

2.0

I desperately wanted to like this book, but felt bogged down the further I went with the unevenness and the flimsiness of the stories. The characters were never compelling - indeed, less than an hour after finishing the book I'd have difficulty in differentiating the characters from each other. The first story, Bobcat, was probably the strongest although the "unexpected conclusion" really wasn't that unexpected.

Johanna Skibsrud, the Giller-winning author, gave the book this cover copy "Alternately poignant, searingly intelligent and laugh-out-loud funny" and I left wondering if we read the same book. Rarely did I care much as to the outcome of the characters, heart-strings were not pulled and at no point was there anything approaching humor. It is perhaps the most misleading cover quote I've seen lately.