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Liberation Day: Stories
by George Saunders
Definitely not my favorite Saunders collection. Accentuate the positive: I LOVED three stories in this collection, Liberation Day, The Mom of Bold Action, and Mother's Day. The other six were only so-so.
But when he's good, man, he's good. The Saunders Schtick was in full effect in the three stories I loved -- basically drops you into a world of his making in the middle of a scene, and then lets you figure out the rules, which he slowly reveals to you via context. You feel disoriented at first, and then you get it, and then you hold on for dear life as he takes you on a helluva hilarious, imaginative ride.
I just wish more of the stories in this one were like those three really good ones.
But when he's good, man, he's good. The Saunders Schtick was in full effect in the three stories I loved -- basically drops you into a world of his making in the middle of a scene, and then lets you figure out the rules, which he slowly reveals to you via context. You feel disoriented at first, and then you get it, and then you hold on for dear life as he takes you on a helluva hilarious, imaginative ride.
I just wish more of the stories in this one were like those three really good ones.