A review by ericfheiman
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower

5.0

Every so often there's a book that comes along that feels so fresh, is so well written, and inspires insane jealousy in anyone trying to write fiction themselves. This is one of those books. The hype over Wells Tower is 100% founded. His trick is not to use postmodern pyrotechnics, but to drop well-drawn characters that feel both alien and familiar into idiosyncratic scenarios that could happen right next door. It's a neat trick, and Tower makes it look easy.