A review by agardenofweeds
Loitering: New and Collected Essays by Charles D'Ambrosio

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

5.0

There's something about the way Charels D'Ambrosio writes that keeps me fully engaged throughout the entire collection. Maybe it's the way he lets you see him struggle for just the right, most precise word or turn of phrase; or maybe it's the way that struggle should be in conflict with his inability to fully commit to a singular, cohesive meaning, choosing to instead ramble and meander around a point he doesn't quite make. Maybe those should-be contradictions end up being the point after all. Either way, this collection is something special.