Title: crisp writing with little more than unified feeling
Product review: I see Wolff, and Richard Ford as well, as an extension of the Carver School of Writing. While Wolff seems to deal primarily in an extended minimalism, we also see similar characters in similar situations. The outcomes, the messages of each story, reveal something different, but it all seems familiar. I have the feeling that I could read a dozen of these stories in one sitting, enjoy the process, but be left with little more than the unified feeling the stories bring. In this way, though, the stories are comfortable, and greatly inspiring. Sometimes we are most inspired by what falls short. The crisp writing arouses my interest in words, and where the stories don't go the way I would want them I find jumping-off points.
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