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A review by whitmc
The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories by Anthony Marra
5.0
Anthony Marra is a rare and wonderful writer who makes me feel like I knew his characters in another lifetime.
It took me nearly two weeks to write a review for this book because I can't begin to do it justice. But read it. First though, start with Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Marra's first book and one of my favorite books of all time. Tsar is not by any means a follow-on the Constellation, but there are subtle connections between the two books that any reader would really appreciate. It felt more like there was an inside joke subtly being referenced, which was really neat.
Tsar is presented as a book of short stories, but it reads like one book. The stories are connected and as you continue, the connections unfold piece by piece. Some subtle, some spelled out. It's beautiful.
The stories themselves are both tragic and funny, which really is life. Tragic circumstances, but people being people nonetheless amidst it all.
Read it. Don't much more of your life go by without reading it.
It took me nearly two weeks to write a review for this book because I can't begin to do it justice. But read it. First though, start with Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Marra's first book and one of my favorite books of all time. Tsar is not by any means a follow-on the Constellation, but there are subtle connections between the two books that any reader would really appreciate. It felt more like there was an inside joke subtly being referenced, which was really neat.
Tsar is presented as a book of short stories, but it reads like one book. The stories are connected and as you continue, the connections unfold piece by piece. Some subtle, some spelled out. It's beautiful.
The stories themselves are both tragic and funny, which really is life. Tragic circumstances, but people being people nonetheless amidst it all.
Read it. Don't much more of your life go by without reading it.