A review by natchgreyes
Eveningland: Stories by Michael Knight
5.0
A series of well-written short stories with a common thread set in the weeks/days/hours/minutes before Hurricane Katrina. The language used by Knight is absolutely beautiful. Haunting even, at times.
I really enjoyed that the stories were written from all kinds of perspectives - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person - and focused on all manner of subjects. I think in all of them Knight really managed to capture the ambiance of the events and the feelings of the people involved.
It's hard to say more about a collection of short stories, except I really do want to emphasize that the prose is so wonderful that this is a book you should read just because of that alone, nevermind the engaging stories.
I really enjoyed that the stories were written from all kinds of perspectives - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person - and focused on all manner of subjects. I think in all of them Knight really managed to capture the ambiance of the events and the feelings of the people involved.
It's hard to say more about a collection of short stories, except I really do want to emphasize that the prose is so wonderful that this is a book you should read just because of that alone, nevermind the engaging stories.