dlaboy 's review for:

Pastoralia by George Saunders

4.0

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I generally liked this collection of satirical stories, ranging from the bizarre to the pitiful, that highlight how ridiculous ordinary life can be and also how to redeem the mundane. I found Saunders’ style/voice more interesting than the stories themselves mostly, except for “Pastoralia” and “Sea Oak”. The image of a foul mouthed zombie aunt pimping you out to her friends while she actively decomposes in front of you is now forever seared into my mind.