A review by clarkness
Hot Pink by Adam Levin
4.0
I love short stories because they are the best of all worlds. If something isn't working, it's over pretty quickly and I haven't burned a bunch of time and mental energy. If something really is working, you get left with the feeling that you could have read so much more of that story, which is endears the writer and story to you. I almost always leave a short story collection feeling happy and excited about the author or authors whom I have just read.
Great hit-to-miss ratio in this volume. I especially liked "Considering the Bittersweet End of Susan Falls", "Jane Tell", "RSVP", and "Scientific American". It's probably not a huge surprise that someone who studied under George Saunders would come out with aspects of Saunders' voice, but I am not complaining. And of course, the influence is there, but the voice is its own. Very excited to read more by Levin soon.
Great hit-to-miss ratio in this volume. I especially liked "Considering the Bittersweet End of Susan Falls", "Jane Tell", "RSVP", and "Scientific American". It's probably not a huge surprise that someone who studied under George Saunders would come out with aspects of Saunders' voice, but I am not complaining. And of course, the influence is there, but the voice is its own. Very excited to read more by Levin soon.