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A review by melias6
The Best American Short Stories 2015 by T.C. Boyle, Heidi Pitlor
3.0
Starts strong, but peters out just before the halfway point save for two knockout, devastating stories, “Thunderstruck" (Elizabeth McCracken) and "Madame Lazarus (Maile Meloy.) The former, concerning a traumatic brain injury, hit close to home; the latter, about a man's love for his dying dog, couldn't be further from home but generated an unexpected gut punch.
Other notable picks: "The Siege at Whale Cay" (Meghan Mayhew Bergman), "Happy Endings" (Kevin Canty), "Moving On" (Diane Cook), "The Black Cat" (Louise Erdrich), and "Kavitha and Mustafa" (Shobha Rao).
Other notable picks: "The Siege at Whale Cay" (Meghan Mayhew Bergman), "Happy Endings" (Kevin Canty), "Moving On" (Diane Cook), "The Black Cat" (Louise Erdrich), and "Kavitha and Mustafa" (Shobha Rao).