(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally.)

Regular readers know that I am a particular fan of well-done absurdist and surrealist literature, but that I'm not the biggest fan of bound story collections; although make no mistake, I'm a fan of short stories in general, just that I prefer reading them in their natural environment, as sta More...

Contrary to potential impressions based solely on the title and cover, not an anti-capitalist pamphlet printed off someone's desktop. The stories are of somewhat mixed quality, though all worth reading. Good surreal, weird stories, though I especially liked the last one, which follows more of a standard plot structure, and reminded me a bit of Jeffrey Ford's well built city trilogy.