Jenn Farrell

This collection of short stories covers much of the same territory of the Farrell collection I read last year (The Devil You Know). The characters are usually likeable, or if they're not likable, I can at least relate to them on some level. However, they tend to make unfortunate decisions, that lead them into unfortunate places. Most of the characters work at minimum wage jobs, and most of them are sexually indiscriminate, smoke pot and drink hard liquor. Often when I think Farrell has pushed the boundaries too much with a particular story, she throws in a zinger of an ending, and I know she's done it exactly right.

But really, a lot of these stories just made me want to take a shower.

One more thing-- one of the strongest stories in the bunch is only one page long. I don't know how she does it.… (altro)