Reviews for What We Deserved: Stories from a New York Life

The average rating for What We Deserved: Stories from a New York Life based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-04-27 00:00:00 Lou Rzepecki Forgive me, but while looking for old reviews I had written, I ran across this one someone did of one of my books. It was a lovely little review! And I had forgotten about it

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-03 00:00:00 Michael Harris Short stories. I wasn't wildly enthusiastic about this collection. Some of the stories had flat, tell-y characterization. Others were using nonlinear storytelling methods to disguise weaknesses in motivation or plot. The title story, in which the first crew to go to Mars is basically treated as a reality TV show, has both these weaknesses, which is a pity, because I'd love to have seen that premise done well. I enjoyed "Clownfish," about a man who would be living the life of his dreams if he didn't keep thinking a fish was mocking him, and "The Golems of Detroit," which drops golems into a factory story. The voice was good in "Gus Dreams of Biting the Mailman," but stoner philosophizing is still stoner philosophizing.