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"I see positive Internet reviews of this book but I can’t figure out why. I spent dozens of pages waiting for the characters to interest me, then skipped to the last 20 pages. The characters seemed one-dimensional—each had special characteristics, ..." Permalink

"In the two weeks of a short-loan book, it isn’t even advisable to absorb the more than 500 pages of Larry Levis, but this I will say: His turns of thought lure me onward. A learned afterword by editor David St. John refers to the collection’s “po..." Permalink

"This is a beautiful fictional conversation about living and dying, excruciating to read at times because it cuts so close to the bone. Major complaint, though: As someone familiar with newspaper obituaries, I can say that the list of the obit writ..." Permalink