![]() ![]() What I didn’t realize, though, is that it represented a point where Saunders was still finding his voice, to some degree. I didn’t realize when I chose CivilWarLand in Bad Decline as my follow-up that it was Saunders’ earliest collection I knew it was acclaimed, like most of his work, and had a lot of love, and had a pretty great title. I was floored and thrilled here, I thought, was a short story writer who got away from tales of ennui and angst, telling stories that had a point but entertained, made you laugh, and still worked as rich, well-written works. What I expected was stories about “upper class white people problems” what I got was a collection of funny, sharp, satirical looks at America, with stories ranging from Renaissance Fairs to futuristic nightmares to corporate torture memos. ![]() A little over a year ago, I picked up Tenth of December, the much-acclaimed short story collection by George Saunders, and was blown away. ![]()
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