A review by wtb_michael
The Old Child and Other Stories by Jenny Erpenbeck

3.0

I'm still struggling to figure out what I think about this - the stories are obscure, foreboding and full of mysterious symbols whose meanings I feel like I never quite grasp. This is a much more challenging book than [b:Visitation|8638226|Visitation|Jenny Erpenbeck|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348829216s/8638226.jpg|10864336], and one that I got less out of. The use of language is precise and occasionally surprising and their are sharp moments when a turn of phrase or a small twist hits home, but it really felt a bit like a lot of what Erpenbeck was doing here was passing over my head.