Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Scribner Books for gifting me a digital ARC of this collection of short stories by Ann Beattie. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 3.5 stars rounded up!
This is a collection of short stories set in Charlottesville, VA, during the early days of Covid. There are some connected characters but all describe unrest. There's the actual incident that happened in 2017 with the car attack on protestors, and the controversy of the Confederate statues. Then there's all the unrest and change that resulted from Covid on city residents, which is certainly relatable. The writing is wonderful but I never felt completely engrossed in the stories, probably mostly due to the fact that I'm not always a fan of short stories.
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