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A review by erinbottger
The Coast of Good Intentions by Michael Byers
4.0
This collection of short stories is a good read set in the Pacific Northwest.
The author is under 30 when these were written yet most of his characters are middle-aged and a few of them are seniors. He likes quirky personalities and focuses on lonesomeness of the childless, divorced and estranged. There are few "traditional family units", more are nieces/nephews and aunts/uncles or cousins.
The first 4 stories are lengthily (some spanning years) while the final 3 are abruptly short - and a little confusing as to their point. Byers has a natural writing style and these stories have a flowing prose.
The author is under 30 when these were written yet most of his characters are middle-aged and a few of them are seniors. He likes quirky personalities and focuses on lonesomeness of the childless, divorced and estranged. There are few "traditional family units", more are nieces/nephews and aunts/uncles or cousins.
The first 4 stories are lengthily (some spanning years) while the final 3 are abruptly short - and a little confusing as to their point. Byers has a natural writing style and these stories have a flowing prose.