erica_lynn_huberty's review against another edition
4.0
A master of the novel, Naslund's talents sometimes feel limited by the short story format. Her vast thoughts seem cut and crammed at times, her characters wanting the kind of fleshing-out she is so good at. Even so, there is real poignancy and unexpected authenticity ("I Am Born," "Burning Boy"), and eccentric and unsettling situations ("How Do You Do, Mr. Cat?"). It's interesting to see how a novelist of epic, historic subject matters handles the narrow worlds she has created in this collection.
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