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…
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