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As it turned out, I had already read at least three of these stories, as Saunders is often published in The New Yorker. I don't want to say that these are dark, but they do not tend to feature happy people - in particular there was one story with a main character who was so petty and delusional that I had to stop reading it. This is not to say that the characters have nothing good going for them - overall they are pretty realistic, flawed people, which always makes for interesting reading.
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First and last stories are extraordinary. My fave was the 2 page gut punch called "Sticks", about a family's regrets, because, pathos. Some of the stories in the middle were a bit middling tho.
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Amazingly good short stories. Some are bizarre, some are sad, but all are just so real. I need to read more of his books.
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