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Jul 27, 2018RogerDeBlanck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Adam Johnson has followed up his unforgettable novel, The Orphan Master’s Son, with an impressive and equally indelible collection of stories, Fortune Smiles. The six tales in this volume will stay with me for a long time. In particular,…
May 08, 2018LucasHill rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Definitely do not miss "George Orwell is a Friend of Mine", but each of this stories is indicative of Johnson's storytelling expertise. All stories in this collection touch on disruption and disillusion.
Nov 10, 2016ArapahoeLesley rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A set of 6 National Book Award winning stories, Fortune Smiles, was more than I expected as I'm not much of a short story reader. Each story was well told, uncomfortable, yet impacting in it's own way.
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Aug 20, 2016sungeun2k1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Darkly unsettling. Surreally funny, although at times I wasn't sure I was supposed to be laughing. Dark Meadows in particular left me uneasy and unnerved. Every strange situation in 6 short stories seemed a metaphor for the absurdity of…
Apr 03, 2016foxylady31 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Not a particularly interesting book. Was not impressed but read it all anyway
Mar 19, 2016mogie rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
It was a normal book and none of the stories were particularly interesting to me. It was easy to read and get through but is not memorable for me.
Nov 19, 2015
2015 National Book Award Winner in Fiction.
Aug 04, 2015
The book is titled "Fortune Smiles" not "Interesting Facts: Stories"