Why We Picked It

• It’s Tom Wolfe…that’s enough for us!
• In a series of unrelated, but timely events, we purchased a copy of the book at an early spring yard sale several months ago and recently set it out on our nightstand while moving a few books around. Lo-and-behold, the next week, we learned of Tom Wolfe’s untimely passing literally upon entering the bedroom and looked up to find the book staring...

Why We Picked It

• Fans of David Szalay
• His ability to capture the ‘look and feel’ of present-day London
• Interested to see how this work, comprised of short stories, compared to Szalay’s other recent writing

What We Thought

• Excellent, not disappointed
• Brutal realism that is at times tough to stomach, but never question whether the stories are plausible
• Great cadence in his writing
• Expands into a larger,...