Facing the Future Alone (Solo Faces by James Salter)

So much strikes home for me in Solo Faces by James Salter that perhaps you should not trust my review. Salter is a writers’ writer and his style recalls an earlier literary epoch, where every word seemed to pack more weight. His precise language and elliptical literary techniques coalesce into a brilliant, poetically clear, incisive narrative. His style appears to echo the sparse prose of American literature during most of the 20th century, with obvious … Continue reading →