Nightwork

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful and Disturbing
Review: I'm glad to see that Dalkey Archive has reprinted this most beautiful and disturbing book. I've owned the original Knopf version since it came out in 1996. These stories made me squirm one minute and pant in jealousy the next. The precision and the lean muscularity of each piece is almost disorienting. Along with Diane Williams and Gary Lutz, Ms. Schutt is writing some of the best prose around. By the way, check out the periodical "NOON" if you want to see what Ms. Williams and Ms. Schutt do in their free time.

Rating:
Summary: NightWORK
Review: This book, to me, was a roller coaster of short stories. I started out enjoying the book immensely. But as I read on, the stories began to go downhill for me. Then once again back up and back down.

I think this book was very well written, I do. But in some cases, the stories were overstuffed with pretty words and became hard to follow at points.

It wasn't a horrible book, by any means. I loved parts and hated parts. I wouldn't recommend it to someone, unless they were ready to dive into a deep book of artsy stories and scattered thoughts.