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These may be short stories, but each one is chock full of substance and detail. Donna Baier Stein has an understated, quiet way of capturing the reader's attention; no fuss, no showiness. Each story was engaging and satisfying ("News Feed" was probably my favorite), but I didn't exactly have any kind of "wow" response immediately upon finishing the collection. Instead, the stories stayed with me. I thought about those characters and their situations... and after they'd simmered in my mind for several days, all at once I felt the weight of how great this short story collection is. Sympathetic People is one I'd read again in the future, and I don't feel that way very often. Fantastic read.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Sage's Blog Tours in exchange for my honest review.
Reading updates
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- 27 February, 2014: Finished reading
- 27 February, 2014: Reviewed