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A review by nixieknox
The Dinner Party and Other Stories by Joshua Ferris
4.0
I was lucky enough to pick up at galley at ALA - this book kept me company at dinner (Gus' Famous Fried Chicken, delicious!) and at the Atlanta airport while I waited for my delayed flight. I don't usually read short stories because I don't feel invested in the characters before the end, but in almost every one of these, I did. I found fault with only one, and that is more a reflection on me and what I like to read rather than the story.
This is mostly a collection of stories about flawed middle aged white guys, of which I know plenty so I was comfortable being both sympathetic and infuriated at once. Don't want to give too much away, esp. because the ones I liked the most had a bit of a twist. Suffice to say, I was not disappointed.
The first one was maybe my favorite. Or maybe the second (?) to last. Can't check now because I already gave it to someone else.
LOVED THIS.
This is mostly a collection of stories about flawed middle aged white guys, of which I know plenty so I was comfortable being both sympathetic and infuriated at once. Don't want to give too much away, esp. because the ones I liked the most had a bit of a twist. Suffice to say, I was not disappointed.
The first one was maybe my favorite. Or maybe the second (?) to last. Can't check now because I already gave it to someone else.
LOVED THIS.