Pre-Owned Tenth of December (Hardcover) by George Saunders

from steve02476

Liked the interior monologues and the slightly SF stuff. Not exactly optimistic but sympathetic to humanity. And funny.

from therem

Perceptive, frequently hilarious, and sometimes quite moving, these stories are masterfully crafted and quite attention-grabbing. So much so that I finished the collection in just two days! Probably not the ideal way to read it; I felt some of the stories suffered a bit from the proximity in my b...

from msf59

Story collections are always difficult for me to describe, especially when there isn't a true central theme. These are wide-ranging tales, dealing with loners, misfits, combat vets, with forays into a creepy Sci-Fi future. Saunders has a bold, innovative style, just this side of quirky. There is ...

from browner56

A conflicted young war hero returns home to find his white trash mother being evicted from her house while his ex-wife moves on in life with their kids and rich new husband. A convicted felon placed in an experimental mood-altering program as an alternative to prison seeks a very traditional form...

from knittingmomof3

There are only about a handful of short story authors I enjoy reading and George Saunders is one of the top two. While I wanted to read Tenth of December straight through, I knew it best the let each story soak in before beginning the next. I would highly recommend Tenth of December to those who ...