Jacob Tender

Not my favorite of Sedaris’ work, but a strong start.

The Grass Harp is a lovely tale, as are most of the short stories in this collection. Capote has an approaches his simple characters with a degree of tenderness I find very comforting.

I didn’t know he wrote anything like Master Misery. The supernatural element reads like Shirley Jackson or something like a Ted Chiang story. Good stuff.

Shut a Final Door observes deeply the effects of a narcissist in such a refreshing way. Teaching Irving to hate and killing his innocence through selfishness was described so honestly. Capote was so goddamn talented.

The Headless Hawk is a low-point for me. When people talk (or write) about dreams, I completely zone out.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this set of stories. Eager to revisit him in long form later this year with In Cold Blood.

The Grass Harp is a lovely tale, as are most of the short stories in this collection. Capote has an approaches his simple characters with a degree of tenderness I find very comforting.

I didn’t know he wrote anything like Master Misery. The supernatural element reads like Shirley Jackson or something like a Ted Chiang story. Good stuff.

Shut a Final Door observes deeply the effects of a narcissist in such a refreshing way. Teaching Irving to hate and killing his innocence through selfishness was described so honestly. Capote was so goddamn talented.

The Headless Hawk is a low-point for me. When people talk (or write) about dreams, I completely zone out.

Overall, I very much enjoyed this set of stories. Eager to revisit him in long form later this year with In Cold Blood.

This is my breakfast club.