A review by mattleesharp
Hurt Others by Sam Pink

3.0

the stories started out pretty strong, but kind of devolved toward the end of the collection. sam pink has such a strong voice. he's so hard to get a firm grip on. half the time i find him repulsive, the other half i just want to cuddle up and call him beautiful. i agree with another review here that this collection becomes much more poignant if you interpret hurt others not as a command, but as hurt (the adjective) others (the subject). this is a world that i want to be so alien to me, but all of these people are familiar, and their being here in this book and being beautiful and individual makes me feel guilty. and that's the story of how i alternated between giving this book 2 or 3 stars and ultimately settled on 3.