by Kevin Brockmeier
It really lost steam around the middle. Sure the concept of pain being beautiful is a poetic and romantic concept, but all of the narratives didn't maintain that sense of wonder for me.
Another book of short stories..this summer has been plagued by short story collections that I don't realize are short stories until I start reading them. In my defense I would like to point out that the title of this book is actual "The Illumination: A Novel." BUT IT IS NOT!This was a collection of...
This was probably a good choice for an ebook, because I don't think I focus as well, at least not reading on the computer. And I enjoyed Illumination: Brockmeier's language is beautiful and clearly illustrates different perspectives--though perhaps not strictly the characters voices. I'm sure sure I...
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