A review by jrl6809
Later the Same Day by Grace Paley

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Here, as in Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, Grace Paley crafts characters that are painfully real and painfully complicated. You can simultaneously despise and sympathize with them. Paley is sharp, insightful, and subtle in her approach to capturing human motivation. Her sarcastic and witty voice is fun to read, but the profundity of her stories never escapes the reader.