Reviews for Electricians Pocket Manual

The average rating for Electricians Pocket Manual based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-11-22 00:00:00 Richard Johnson ”Sherry made a long throwing gesture and said to Carolyn Wylie ’This’ll be the living room, once we’re rid of these boxes and we’ve unpacked enough to start actual living.’ ‘Don’t count on that here,’ Carolyn said. ‘I’ve been in this town for four or five thousand years, and there’s nothing you’d call actual living.’” I have always found tales of American suburbia somewhat surreal – especially when they invoke improbable brand names, sunshine, sprinklers, automobiles, weird food, and esoteric sports. When I was a child this world was just a television fantasy – a slightly futuristic setting for sitcoms that were often puzzling, but always upbeat. A touch of this fantasy still lingers. Mary Robison is American and should know – but her suburbia seems to have more than a touch of surreality as well. The eleven stories in this 1988 collection are skewed snapshots of other people’s lives, full of wry observations, edgy interactions, and dialogue that’s sharp, scatter-brained, and a pleasure to read. Individually, few of the stories can be said to be memorable – which is partly to do with length (short) and partly to do with narrative (wayward or slight). But that’s fine. I just liked the writing overall.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-05 00:00:00 Luis Ruelas War in the modern world by Theodore Ropp (1962)