Title: Gloomy
Product review: This is a gloomy collection of stories about difficult relationships. Most of the stories are written in the first person, and are to do with infidelities, disappointments and betrayal. There are a few odd themes: sump pumps, wells. The author is at his most touching when writing about dogs: shades of JM Coetzee. There is not a trace of humor in this sour book. Many of the stories are located in upstate New York, a part of the country I will now never visit.
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