Next we get “First Person Shooter,” about a It’s a heart-breaking story that alsoĭoes a lot of solid world-building. He goes to work andĮxperiences root-canals, funerals, break-ups and broken legs so that hisĬompany’s wealthy clients won’t have to. Suffer other people’s unpleasant moments for them. With “Standard Loneliness Package,” a story about a wage-slave whose job is to The collection is broken into sections: “Sorry,” “Please,” “Thank You,”Īnd, “All of the Above.” “Sorry” starts the book off on a high note. Same stylistic tools, sometimes succeeding fantastically, but suffers when itīogs down in the meandering to the exclusion of all else. With involving narrative and character development. Non-fiction confessionalism with science fiction, and philosophical meandering With his last book book, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, which deservingly landed on a number of awards lists, Yu created something unique by blending a sort of Good display in his new collection of stories, Sorry Please Thank You, but the book isn’t without its Charles Yu’s wit, inventiveness, and raw, emotional openness are all on
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