Pre-Owned Ladies and Gentlemen (Hardcover) 0307270718 9780307270719
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Pre-Owned Ladies and Gentlemen (Hardcover) 0307270718 9780307270719

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Publishers Weekly,This competent if unspectacular collection from Mr. Peanut author Ross lacks a standout, with each tale only fitfully coming alive, usually when the plot turns cruel. In "Futures," an unemployed man goes for a series of progressively stranger job interviews while also coming to the aid of a neighbor, both to crushing results. In "The Rest of It," a maintenance man's story of a crazy night out leaves an academic with a moral quandary and an excuse to speak to his ex-wife. "When in Rome" is a mini-epic of betrayal, and "Ladies and Gentlemen" is the story of a married woman flying cross-country to meet a man "she'd kissed in college nearly two decades ago." "In the Basement," the most memorable of these dark pieces, is an existential horror story triggered by a Christmas card. There are crisp turns of phrase-a character in "Futures" likens his walking around with a fat wad of cash in his pocket to "how a camel must feel about his hump"-and some memorable images, but the stories tend to ramble and too often depend on long stretches of characters talking or reminiscing to advance plots. While Ross is clearly talented, the short story isn't his metier. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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