Friday, September 7, 2012

"Tenth of December" by George Saunders ****

  • Early Review edition for LibraryThing
  • US author
  • due to be published January 2013
  • short stories
  • Review:  This collection of short stories is deceptively simple and then broadens into a collection which will stick with you for quite a while.  Plots include returning veterans,a suicidal man saving a boy's life and consequently his own, a world where drugs can induce and reduce any emotional state desired, and more.  If pressed to find the thematic thread which connects them, I think it is both the fear and reality of loss of self.  Very good read!

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