Status Update

Dr Goon Taco Supreme is starting

I loved, “The Natural” and of course I’ve read “The Assistant” before so it was a pleasant re-read
However, the 20 short stories are killing me. Good grief Malamud was obsessed with failing grocery stores. It’s like he’s written the same story about 15 times now. He’s got a few interesting stories, and of course, “The Magic Barrel” is a classic, but I think some of these stories are wasted paper

— Dec 29, 2020 12:28AM