Lucky Alan and Other Stories

author: Jonathan Lethem
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.11
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/04/20
date added: 2015/04/20
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'Lucky Alan' by Jonathan Lethem is a collection of nine short stories. I've read a few books by Lethem and this collection is a winner.

His style ranges from realistic to a sort of magical realism. A man weaning himself off anti-depressants takes his family to Sea World. Another man writes critiques of porn, then feels awkward bringing guest over to his house with it's piles of video tapes. A family buys a house and leaves one room empty, but why? A group of back page cartoon characters find themselves marooned on a desert island. A couple go looking for an author famous for his sentences.

There isn't a bad story in this short collection. The strange can inhabit our lives at any time, and Lethem seems to understand this. Even better, he can articulate it with the most amazing prose.

I was given a review copy of this ebook by Doubleday Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this great ebook.


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