Summary
Let Me Think is a meticulous selection of short stories by one of the preeminent chroniclers of the American absurd. Through J. Robert Lennon’s mordant yet sympathetic eye, the quotidian realities of marriage, family, and work are rendered powerfully strange in this rich and innovative collection.
These stories, most no more than a few pages, are at once experimental and compulsively readable, the work of an expert craftsman who can sketch whole lives in a mere handful of lin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644450499 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1644450496 |
| Author: | J. Robert Lennon |
| Publisher: | Graywolf Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Graywolf Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“Lennon ( Pieces for the Left Hand ) deploys his trademark off-kilter, acrimonious humor in this arresting collection… . Lennon has talent to spare.” – Publishers Weekly
”[Let Me Think] is an indelible assortment of characters in flux, fighting, flailing, failing to communicate, and eating or not eating (or hate-eating) pie. Each of the 71 stories, some just a sentence or paragraph long, tackles the small and large disappointments, existential horrors and mundane joys of modern life.”–The New York Times Book Review
“Let Me Think is true to its title; it’s such a thoughtful collection, one that feels, at times, as if it is in direct conversation with its reader and with the world around us.”–Colorado Review
“Lennon (Pieces for the Left Hand) deploys his trademark off-kilter, acrimonious humor in this arresting collection… . Lennon has talent to spare.”–Publishers Weekly
J. Robert Lennon
J. Robert Lennon is the author of nine novels, including Subdivision, and three story collections. His fiction has appeared in Paris Review, Granta, Harper’s Magazine, and New Yorker.
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