jenniferdt

Cassingle provides what I rarely find in fiction, true reserve. Jim Hanas pulls off what most authors don't have the nerve to do, he allows the reader to feel "out of place in a strange land...in which they were expected to appear entirely at home—an effect they accomplished by ignoring their instincts altogether." These stories demand a reconciliation to the feeling that our work-a-day lives often feel strange, we don't have all the information, we don't know the back story, we don't know… (more)

Cassingle provides what I rarely find in fiction, true reserve. Jim Hanas pulls off what most authors don't have the nerve to do, he allows the reader to feel "out of place in a strange land...in which they were expected to appear entirely at home—an effect they accomplished by ignoring their instincts altogether." These stories demand a reconciliation to the feeling that our work-a-day lives often feel strange, we don't have all the information, we don't know the back story, we don't know what comes next and are afraid to ask for fear of looking stupid. Hannas provides the questions and we get to ponder the answers. I can't wait to see what he gives us next.