A review by hamilgrom
Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides

3.0

This is the third book I have read by Jeffrey Eugenides. I have also read Middlesex, which I adored, and The Virgin Suicides, which I found completely underwhelming. My feelings on Fresh Complaint are a mix of my thoughts on his previous two works. Some of these stories I really did enjoy and have continued to think about (Fresh Complaint, The Oracular Vulva) others left me completely cold (Timeshare, Air Mail), some I did not enjoy but could appreciate (Capricious Gardens, Early Music) and others I forgot the moment after reading them (Baster, Find the Bad Guy). I'm glad I read this book, I have not read short fiction since college and this reignited an interest in the medium but I can't say that I will be recommending this particular volume to others in the future.