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Thought it was mediocre at best until the last story by Gerardo Herrera, and was happy to see it's an excerpt from a novel they're working on. Will keep an eye out for that, otherwise, very very meh.
A disappointing collection, very samey, all seem to have been to the same creative writing classes.However, the very last piece A Non-Sprinkled Building by Gerardo Herrera had something a little bit different about it and was pretty good. It's an extract from an upcoming novel so I'll keep an eye out for that
This issue of McSweeney’s had me swinging between extreme love for the writing and unfiltered hatred for some of the stories. I think it’s simply a matter of what it is I like in an author’s style and what I dislike, there is certainly no bad writing. It is by far the best issue of the three I’ve read this year, and I’ll certainly be looking at some of the other works of a few authors. All in a lovely hardcover binding as well.
Loved it! I will keep my subscription :)
It seems odd to be giving this collection five stars because as I read it I didn’t think any of the stories were anything all that special. Some bordered on the pedestrian, a thing jotted off, rambling and vague. Sure the cartoons by John McNaught and Gabrielle Bell were excellent and, OK, Hebe Uhart’s “Five Short Stories” and Leah Hampton’s “Meemaw Fucks A Wolf” have asterisks in red in my table of contents now ... but still, compared to recent McSweeney’s this was a pale imposter whispering fo...
Fullish disclosure: I bought the second volume of McSweeney's from a Barnes & Noble periodical shelf, after inspecting the cover, and almost immediately subscribed. I have every volume on my shelves but the first. I have not been able to read them all, but I do hope to. I have read about a third of them, cover to cover. (I really ought to keep a list.) So, I'm a fan.McSweeney's tries not to repeat itself, on the whole, and it treats book design as a fundamental part of the issue. Some issues are...
I gave up on McSweeney's back around issue 20 or thereabouts, thought I'd check them out again. And since this one is actually a nicely produced book, rather than a bag of balloons or newspaper clippings or whatever seemed most twee at the time, I decided to pull the trigger. Alas. It is, to be kind, middling. Maybe the world of short stories has simply passed me by, but these all read as though everyone attended the same writer's workshop and received exactly the same instructions on how to wri...
Based on the quality level of the letters to the editor in this issue and others, I admire the readership of McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern. The short stories in the mix which follow are broad in themes and styles, and the issue has some great graphic art as well. My favorites:Wetumpka, by Maria AndersonCommon Ground, by Melissa Schriek (a collection of creative photos of the human body)Dreamers, by Christina Wood MartinezTrouble, by Timothy MooreModern Homes, by Gabrielle Hunt (graphic art added...
None of these stories were necessarily bad, but only one or two of them really managed to keep my attention and interest.
Just incredible book this quarter. The opening story by Maria Anderson stays with you, worth it just for that one story.
Amazing issue with an interesting balance of the fantastic, difficult narrators, and photo/collage elements - continues to explore the different ways to tell a story
