A review by alanfederman
If the River Was Whiskey by T.C. Boyle

4.0

T.C. Boyle is one of my favorite writers and one of the reasons is that he moves seamlessly between novels and short stories - a feat not many writers can do. There was definitely a lot of Carver influence here, but also Boyle's unique voice that can make an absurd situation (a man strapped to the bottom of a truck) seem absolutely normal.