A review by drbird
The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim
5.0
Very very grim stories that have a spark of the surreal and viciously abrupt endings. One of my favorites is “The Hole” which cannot be described except that it contains a perfect summation of the book’s worldview: "what the hell are we?”
Read this if you’re interested in well constructed, satisfying short fiction that wallows, gleefully, in the hopeless mess of war shattered people and places.
Fans of Tim O’Brien and, strange as it may seem, Etgar Keret, will find much to ponder and “enjoy” even though it’s harrowing.
Read this if you’re interested in well constructed, satisfying short fiction that wallows, gleefully, in the hopeless mess of war shattered people and places.
Fans of Tim O’Brien and, strange as it may seem, Etgar Keret, will find much to ponder and “enjoy” even though it’s harrowing.