This is one of the best short story collections I've ever read. I read the entire book on the treadmill, and when I finally stopped, I had burned overThis is one of the best short story collections I've ever read. I read the entire book on the treadmill, and when I finally stopped, I had burned over 1200 calories.
In short, I found it compelling. What the author excels at is depicting expatriate, mainly European, (mainly Jugoslav) characters with astounding uncanniness. He is an example, like Nabokov, of someone who came to English as a foreigner, mastered the language, and writes some of the most charming prose you are likely to come across.
I loved this collection so much that I was profoundly disappointed by his novel The Making of Zombie Wars. That's not important, though. Just give his style a try, and see the world from a unique perspective between the pages of Love and Obstacles. ...more
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