Tenth of December by George Saunders
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I apologize for my apparent lack of literary sophistication, but I have not been able to much enjoy George Saunders' acclaimed collection of short stories "Tenth of December." I just don't like the author's writing style; his use of language does not resonate with my sense of what constitutes good prose. While reading Ishiguro, Banville, Coetzee is a deep aesthetic experience for me, reading this collection by Saunders was a hard job, quite irritating at times.

The eponymous last story is the only one I really like. I actually enjoyed the prose, devoid of strange affectations present in other stories. More importantly, the story tells us something about real human beings, about our motives, fears, and weaknesses.

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