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A review by sterlinglacroix
You Are Having a Good Time: Stories by Amie Barrodale
3.0
I discovered Amie Barrodale from an old issue of The Paris Review a few years back. Even though I connected with her work, I didn't pick up her collection of short stories until recently.
You Are Having A Good Time is a collection of 10 short stories published in 2016. I like short stories because they try to make an impact, but only have 10-15 pages to strike. Oftentimes they can come across as cheesy and clumsy, but done well can be a real gut punch. This one has more gut punches than misses.
You Are Having A Good Time is a collection of 10 short stories published in 2016. I like short stories because they try to make an impact, but only have 10-15 pages to strike. Oftentimes they can come across as cheesy and clumsy, but done well can be a real gut punch. This one has more gut punches than misses.