Books by author: George Saunders

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

by George Saunders

Riverhead Trade (144 pages)
Keyword(s): Literary fiction
Dates read: August 31 - September 01, 2008, Rating: ***

This is a bizarre novella, and I don't think I quite get it. I liked Saunders short stories in Pastoralia better.

Pastoralia

by George Saunders

Riverhead Trade (208 pages)
Keyword(s): Literary fiction, Short stories
Dates read: January 05-12, 2008, Rating: ****

Pastoralia is a collection of disturbing, thought-provoking speculative-fiction short stories. Saunders had been recommended several times over the past few years, and I'm glad I finally checked him out. I'll probably go back and read his first collection, Civilwarland in Bad Decline, at some point.