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Finds a gravity and significance missing from other examples of literary fiction
About 2/3rds of the way through this very compelling collection, a memory stirred about the format and subjects and general tone. After I finished and skimmed the list of Charles Baxter's previous books, I got my answer - he edited a collection of Sherwood Anderson's work, author of that high school lit class chestnut "Winesburg, Ohio."
I can't say I enjoyed that book when I read it so many years ago - frankly, I don't think it's a good book for high school students who can't appreciate Anderson's perspective on adult life, much less the 1910s.
But - Baxter's excellent collection captures the emotions of each chapter's title. What he does most impressively is give these small, everyday moments a gravity and significance for the reader. Instead of inconsequential ennui that's the hallmark of too much literary fiction these days, Baxter gives us characters that I felt empathy for - I can't exactly explain why, but for most of these stories I forgot I was reading...
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