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Aquí Todo Es Mejor (2012)

by Justin Taylor(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Alpha Decay

review 1: This is my 500th Goodreads book! And it is a good one. It's got that stripped down quality I like to find in short fiction, that nice low Carvery hum--matter of fact and yet not immune to beauty, a cool little cage of oddities and sadnesses and brutalities and accidents and disappointments. If you were a teenage Floridian who got fucked up too much like a dirtball or mini sociopath junior because everything was boring and weird and then you moved to New York and just tried to get fucked up like a normal grownup and hang out with whoever because everything was so hard and weird, these stories will probably float your boat pretty good. Also you will likely also like it if neither of those things is true about you and but rather you simply enjoy super good short stories. ... more Also holy SHIT Padgett Powell blurbed it, that is BAD. ASS.
review 2: I flew through these stories but felt at times as though Taylor's characters fell short of any true emotional depth. The stories often ended with a dramatic shift into a disturbing realm, typically right as the character was coming to some real understanding of their status emotionally or mentally. That being said, I enjoyed Taylor's writing style, finding his clear, often humorous prose to be exceptional. Eager to read his novel to see what he can do with a longer form of writing. less

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