A review by hank
Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi

4.0

For me it is tough to give short story collections a 5 star rating, invariably there are one or two that I don't love and I think 5 stars should be enjoyable throughout. Regardless of the paltry 4 star rating, there are several stories in here that are fantastic. The Fluted Girl, Softer and Pump Six were my favorites, disturbing but awesome. I am probably revealing a part of my personality that shouldn't see the light but I found Softer hilarious....

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A story about a guy who smothers his wife and then muses on what it means to him and what he should do now. How Bacigalupi wrote utter banality into a murder is beyond me, it worked for my tortured mind and I loved it.