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While Daughtery's biography of Joan Didion was totally engrossing, something about these short stories never grabbed me. The set ups, or the descriptions of the characters, I'm not sure what it wsa about the writing that did not engage me in the least.
I took a chance on these short stories through NetGalley, having never heard of the (surprisingly prolific) author. My response was pretty much standard for a 2.5 or 3-star: I really enjoyed a few of the stories, but some of them – particularly the shorter ones – didn’t seem to have very much to them. The perspective alternates between the first and third person, and there are a few primary themes: Texas, astronomy, and how to cope with grief after major tragedies.“Magnitude” is a particularly g...
"He was thin, this fellow, but I could see after twenty, thirty years under crackling lights staring at screens was going to soften and settle him into something like a pudgy human anthill."One Day the Wind Changed by Tracy Daugherty is a collection of short stories, some previously published in professional journals. Daugherty was born in Midland, Texas and is the author of three other collections of short stories, two biographies, a book of essays, and four novels. His work has appeared in The...
If You Like Your Literary Cocktails DryThese are dry stories. Dry humor. Dry landscapes. Dry winds. Dried up lives and hopes. Dry. Dusty. But things that are dry can be crisp and sparkling. On a clear, dry day in the desert you can see forever, (although there may be "a whiff of faraway mountains ...a mixture of snowmelt and granite"). And that's what we have here.Here's the thing about anthologies, and about attempts to review, describe or comment on anthologies - well intentioned blurbers and
Endearing stories that will capture the readers heart and immerse them in vividly told stories. Each character, each location, is described with clarity as Daugherty paints the story into the readers mind. Readers are drawn in to the struggles and emotions in each story and find themselves rewarded for taking the time to pause, look, and feel before life slips us by.
