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A review by cinnamonmarti
10th of December by George Saunders
dark
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This collection of short stories is compelling and well-crafted, maybe too convoluted or frustrating at times. The author has a very distinctive voice, but the change of writing style between one tale and the other was disorienting to me. Especially when you add in the multiple POVs and stream of consciousness.
I was especially captivated by Escape from Spiderhead, The Semplica Girl Diaries and My Chivalric Fiasco. The recurring theme of helping a stranger really struck a cord in me, even if most of these stories were so bleak.
I was especially captivated by Escape from Spiderhead, The Semplica Girl Diaries and My Chivalric Fiasco. The recurring theme of helping a stranger really struck a cord in me, even if most of these stories were so bleak.