Andrew's review
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories
by Charles D'Ambrosio
Andrew's review
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories by Charles D'Ambrosio
Andrew's review
rating:
A wonderful collection of short stories that evoke emotions as rich and different as the worlds represented -- from Kalona, Iowa to New York City and Seattle.
My favorite passage, from the story "Blessing":
"My ideal life is a quiet one. I like to read, to sit still in the same chair, with the lampshade at a certain angle, alone, or with Megan nearby, and now an then, if I'm lucky, I'll come across a lovely phrase or fine sentiment, look up from my book, and feel the harmony of some notion, the justice of it, and know that everything is there. That's life to me, those privately discovered moments. I wouldn't settle for less, yet I don't expect a whole lot more, either."
This book is full of such private, lovely moments.
My favorite passage, from the story "Blessing":
"My ideal life is a quiet one. I like to read, to sit still in the same chair, with the lampshade at a certain angle, alone, or with Megan nearby, and now an then, if I'm lucky, I'll come across a lovely phrase or fine sentiment, look up from my book, and feel the harmony of some notion, the justice of it, and know that everything is there. That's life to me, those privately discovered moments. I wouldn't settle for less, yet I don't expect a whole lot more, either."
This book is full of such private, lovely moments.
