David's review
Pastoralia by George Saunders
The first story/novella in the book, "Pastoralia," is a really great piece about a strange theme park (Saunders' specialty) where two cave-people live together in relative silence. There is a thin line of absurdity in every one of these stories but the first one is probably the most formed and interesting. The rest of the stories are about people working to survive and the strange neighbours that are always around if you are looking.
All of Saunders books are very interesting, with "The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil" being the best, in my opinion. Check his stuff out. He is currently working at Syracuse University.
All of Saunders books are very interesting, with "The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil" being the best, in my opinion. Check his stuff out. He is currently working at Syracuse University.
