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The Heyday Of The Insensitive Bastards (2009)

by Robert Boswell(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1555975240 (ISBN13: 9781555975241)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Graywolf Press

review 1: Another amazing book that has haunted me and merits a re-read. The hubby picked this one out for me when I was ill a couple years ago and wanted some library books to pass the time. I was amazed by the stories and characters and can't get them out of my head. Boswell takes the worst thoughts that all of us have but never share with others, and writes them down for us to read. You'll love and hate these characters for the honesty with which the author portrays them. It's funny how they manage to endear themselves to you when you read them thinking or saying something awful, stupid or narcissistic, or making some ridiculous justification for some horrible action they just committed. You will definitely not be able to forget them, and you may recognize yourself or peopl... moree you know amongst them.
review 2: Often I can't get through a whole short story collection because the writer's style becomes so repetitive and predictable and the stories begin to blur together. I love this book because each story is so different from the next one. I'm really impressed with Boswell's range here. And there are great lines like, "Lisa liked to look on the bright side, but she was often too perceptive to find one." My favorite story in the collection is "City Bus." less

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