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A review by nlgn
The Reasons I Won't Be Coming by Elliot Perlman
3.0
I was a bit concerned about this after reading a bunch of negative reviews on here, expecting perhaps some unpolished early writing exercises. I need not have worried. This is a great collection of stories.
Perlman is obviously at his 'best' (which you may or may not like) when he has hundreds of pages to stretch out in, but each of these stories captures some facet of his writing style that I enjoy, from complicated ambiguity to contrived connectedness. He lays the legal stuff on a bit thick at times, but otherwise, a brilliant and enjoyable collection. Looking forward to starting on The Street Sweeper...
Perlman is obviously at his 'best' (which you may or may not like) when he has hundreds of pages to stretch out in, but each of these stories captures some facet of his writing style that I enjoy, from complicated ambiguity to contrived connectedness. He lays the legal stuff on a bit thick at times, but otherwise, a brilliant and enjoyable collection. Looking forward to starting on The Street Sweeper...