See You in Paradise: Stories
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Book Overview
The first substantial collection of short fiction from "a writer with enough electricity to light up the country" (Ann Patchett)
"I guess the things that scare you are the things that are almost normal," observes one narrator in this collection of effervescent and often uncanny stories. Drawing on fifteen years of work, See You in Paradise is the fullest expression yet of J. Robert Lennon's distinctive and brilliantly comic take on the pathos and surreality at the heart of American life.In Lennon's America, a portal to another universe can be discovered with surprising nonchalance in a suburban backyard, adoption almost reaches the level of blood sport, and old pals return from the dead to steal your girlfriend. Sexual dysfunction, suicide, tragic accidents, and career stagnation all create surprising opportunities for unexpected grace in this full-hearted and mischievous depiction of those days (weeks, months, years) we all have when things just don't go quite right.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:155597693X
ISBN13:9781555976934
Release Date:November 2014
Publisher:Graywolf Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 8.7"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Pretty good collection
Published by Matt , 5 years ago
This is a very unique and enjoyable collection of stories. Lennon seems to strike a balance between tongue-in-cheek and sincere. There is always an element of humor in these stories, no matter how serious the concept may sound. Highlights include "Zombie Dan", "The Wraith", and "No Life" (for me at least). There are a couple I didn't really care for, such as "Weber's Head", but that is most likely a problem with me rather than the book. Buy it.
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