Friday, March 30

No Easy Answers – Donald R Gallo (ed)

Subtitled Short stories about teenagers making tough choices, this ten-year-old collection includes some of the best YA writers then around (though not the brilliant Chris Crutcher, sadly), and some truly great writing.
It is unfortunate that I read this straight after finishing off The Digested Read (which in itself probably shouldn’t have been consumed in two big meals) – every story read like a satire. Had I a choice I would have read something non-fiction and long, to break the mindset induced by Crase, but I was travelling and had nothing else on me (a sad consequence of my trying to break the habit of panicking that I’ll run out of something to read and thus bringing with me or buying several extra books that I end up not needing. Except this time. As is always the way). – Alex

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