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rlintott's review
4.0
Like any collection of short stories ranging an author's life, this was uneven. The bad stories certainly were no Catch-22, but they were never rancid either. And the good stories (some of which dealt with characters from Catch-22) were Heller at his best. The lesser stories don't put much of a damper on all of the good ones, so I'd highly recommend it. The last story "Coney Island: The Fun is Over" was a surprise, and quite good.
mattstebbins's review
3.0
Heller's not necessarily a favorite author, but he's certainly a favorite writer for study. It's always interesting watching a writer's style develop, and this is a particularly fascinating case study.
helie's review
3.0
The finish date is a guess. There were definitely some fun ones in here. I especially liked the George Bush one. Read it a while ago so don't remember many details.
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