A review by ukhatiwara
We're in Trouble by Christopher Coake
4.0
Nick Hornby may have oversold this book a little bit in his review (collected in [b:The Polysyllabic Spree|4260|The Polysyllabic Spree|Nick Hornby|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327723619s/4260.jpg|2961810]; this edition also prominently features a quote from that review on the front jacket), but this is nevertheless a pretty tight collection of stories by Chris Coake.
While it starts and ends strong, it does slump a little in the middle. However, any fiction exploring the darker recesses of the human mind is always welcome, and this is a very well-written sample of it. At its best, it can make you cry, and even at its worst it never gets uninteresting.
While it starts and ends strong, it does slump a little in the middle. However, any fiction exploring the darker recesses of the human mind is always welcome, and this is a very well-written sample of it. At its best, it can make you cry, and even at its worst it never gets uninteresting.