This is a collection of short stories, most of which have been
previously published in American magazines. McInerney is best known
for his novels 'Bright Lights Big City' and 'Model Behaviour', the
bitter humour of those books is missing here though the irony and
satire still remain, albeit in a more restrained form. The stories
are all contemporary and, with one exception, set in America. There
the similarity of these stories ends as McInerney probes all
corners of his society, introducing us to transexual hookers and
pimps, girl rock singers, prison doctors, senators and film
producers. He is at his best when dealing with the hopes and
anxieties of the average thirty-somethings as their plans for the
future and their confidence in their own personalities begin to
shred against the hard edge of the world in which they live. His
stories are well-crafted, sympathetic and non-judgmental moral
tales that highlight the problems of living in that bright, fast,
complex amd unforgiving world that was the late 20th century and
which, of course, remains with us still. McInerney's strength lies
in his characterisations, his well-defined yet economical
depictions of the mixed bag of characters who people these stories,
from the tortured successes to the haunted failures, from brokers
to bums. He brings them sharply into focus, giving them all a
satisfying depth and making it easy for us to believe in the lives
they lead. Review by FRANK GOODMAN (Kirkus UK)
This collection of stories examines worlds in collision,
relationships fragmenting and the dark underbelly of the American
dream. The characters in these stories struggle together in a
shifting world where old certainties dissolve and nobody can be
sure of where they stand.
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