E.J. Olsen

Deciding between three and four stars on this one is tough. Admittedly, I don't read a whole lot of short story compilations. This must have been my first in about a decade.

That said, I really got into three quarters of the stories. While the setting was always somewhere in the Detroit area, the time changed with each story. Figuring out when the story was taking place was a fun task parallel with enjoying the story.

I'm not certain if it's a fault of the stories themselves, or of the length of them. I could not relate to the characters, because there wasn't enough time for them to grow. Or, in some cases, the stories ended just as I was getting into their groove.

Most of the writing was coherent. There are a few stream of consciousness pieces, so be forewarned.

Overall, I liked it.… (more)