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To be honest, I picked this book off my shelf because I wanted something short to read, and at 76 pages, this book fits the bill. I didn't know what to expect because I had never read any of Straub's work before, but it came highly recommended from some author friends. I was pleasantly surprised. Straub's style is instantly engaging because of its humor and honesty. We see the strengths and weaknesses of each character, and each flaw or virtue reveals a truth about that person that makes them im...
Two stories. My friend. On Wisconsin!
Fly-Over State reveals Straub to be an author who can write with both a wry, biting style and with real empathy, often at the same time. She left me laughing at and caring about her characters. She uses humor in the way an individual might as a defense mechanism, so even as it conceals it let's us infer what's being hidden. It's a slatted fence to hide her characters' discontent. At a glance, we see only the fence, but the reward is what can be glimpsed through the gaps.
Charming! A tiny book with tuns to say. Buy it! Read it!
When Michael Schaub and the Largehearted Boy started raving about Emma Schaub’s Fly-over State on Twitter, it took me roughly 48 seconds to order up the book. That kind of hype cannot be withstood. Besides, nobody has influenced my reading over the past few years more than they have.It was high hopes and an open heart that I dove into this odd little book by Emma Straub. That’s not meant to be dismissive. It is an odd little book. It’s only 77 pages and contains two short stories. The, for lack
One novella + one story = a perfect morning read. These two stories are deceptively quiet and lean on the surface, incredibly charged underneath. . .the most difficult kind to get right, and Straub does it exceptionally well. I love it when characters speak your language and stay with you. Mud, Sophie, Teddy, Richard, all of them are lost and longing to connect to something or someone. This is life in all its confusion, ridiculousness, and beauty.
