Rules with a velvet glove
Feb 28, 2021
3 minutes
by SUE ORR
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What makes a reader keep reading? This simple question, at the heart of George Saunders’ rambunctious exploration of short-story craft, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, answers itself on every page: empathy for the curious and sometimes timid reader; a sassy, irreverent style; and – as with all Saunders’ writing – the frisson of steeping the brain in something brilliantly weird.
Saunders is the author of 10 books, including the
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