Kevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. "Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider--a company that supplies "stand-ins" for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And in "Blowing Up On the Spot," a young woman works sorting tiles at a Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously combusted. Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.
發表於2024-12-25
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Great read. Uncanny,imaginative.
評分"Blowing Up On the Spot",“The Museum of Whatnot”
評分Funny, dark, strange characters, wacky plot. Not as mature as Family Fang but still full of life and imagination
評分"Blowing Up On the Spot",“The Museum of Whatnot”
評分The best contemporary American short novels so far. Best ones: Blowing up on the Spit; The Museum of Whatnot.
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