Author: William Gay
Genre: Short Story Collection
Published: I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down, 2002
Personal Rating: 3.5/5 (good)
(ss) Yearly Count: 56
A husband makes an extremely, rash decision (not infidelity) and suffers the consequences.
Yes, another down-trodden story - and one that is written well, but what is the point of drab, dreary and depressing tales? Admittedly, Gay's style brings you into the fold of the character's lives with a gentleness. You are on a slippery slope, but you are led there one step at a time. However, couldn't he use that talent to write about the opposite end of the emotional spectrum. Maybe he has; I'm just stuck with this collection of stories. They are good, and for the most part he doesn't clobber you over the head with dread, but again - where's the pleasure in reading dismal stories? Isn't it ironic that his name is Gay (the happy definition)?
Things are looking up with this story collection!!! I hope the next one is 4.0!
ReplyDeleteSomehow, I always expect short stories to be depressing. Unless it's a horror/ghost story then I expect it be weird.
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