Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill -- hcChapel Hill, NC -- ©2005 -- 233pp
ISBN-10: 1-56512-422-7
A collection of short stories.
"The Evil B.B. Chow"
"The Soul Molecule"
"Appropriate Sex"
"I Am As I Am"
"A Happy Dream"
"Lincoln, Arisen"
"The Idea Of Michael Jackson's Dick"
"The Problem Of Human Consumption"
"Wired For Life"
"Summer, As In Love"
"Larsen's Novel"
"Skull"
Ah...another Steve Almond collection.
I really do enjoy this man's writing, though I don't think this collection was a strong as his earlier, My Life In Heavy Metal, collection. Still, it was nice to read some short stories that were intelligently written, and not ponderous.
It's hard to pick a favorite, though the title story is quite good. "Summer, As In Love" was good, but I wanted more resolution.
"Lincoln, Arisen," did not work for me. Frankly, I didn't understand what Almond was going for here.
I will continue to look for new works by Mr. Steve Almond.
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