A review by the_weirdling
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory
4.0
I read Daryl Gregory’s book “We Are All Completely Fine” based on the recommendation of a friend on Twitter. I am glad I took their suggestion.
This short novel is organized around the group therapy sessions of five people who claim to have had extraordinary encounters with the supernatural, evil, or both. The experiences of each form something like five short stories with in the novel. However, it becomes clear relatively early on that each story connects with the others, slowly forming a unified meta-narrative.
The individual stories and the point of intersection at the end are enjoyable, satisfying, and fun. The characters, a bit too two dimensional at first, become fully incarnate in the course of telling their stories and I managed to developed real empathy for them and their plights. I also personally appreciated the Lovecraftian elements to this story.
This short novel is organized around the group therapy sessions of five people who claim to have had extraordinary encounters with the supernatural, evil, or both. The experiences of each form something like five short stories with in the novel. However, it becomes clear relatively early on that each story connects with the others, slowly forming a unified meta-narrative.
The individual stories and the point of intersection at the end are enjoyable, satisfying, and fun. The characters, a bit too two dimensional at first, become fully incarnate in the course of telling their stories and I managed to developed real empathy for them and their plights. I also personally appreciated the Lovecraftian elements to this story.