Guilty Pleasure?
Fiction – Short Stories (Adult)
159 pages
Publication Date: 2010
Literary awards: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor
(2010)
A collection of dark animal fables illustrating the absurd
in humans.
Opinion on this collection of irreverent short stories seems to be fairly
divided. With its offbeat dark humor and
shock factor, this collection of short stories was either loved or hated by
reviewers. While not a series of
comfortable, happy little stories with happy endings I rather enjoyed
them. Once I was able to get past my
shock (somewhat due to all of children’s books I read about animals) I found it
as funny as hell. It was an interesting
commentary on people and our interactions and idiosyncrasies and I enjoyed
David Sedaris view of the world. But I
have to say it almost felt like a guilty pleasure. While I read it I had the vague feeling it
was naughty to laugh, but I wasn’t quite sure why. Perhaps the mom-factor coupled with the fact
it was animal stories made it a bit uncomfortable, but of course that was
really the point.
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