Sarah Meehan Sirk

The fourteen stories collected here are wonderfully inventive, just a touch dark, thoughtful and thought-provoking, and remarkably assured. From the title story that opens the collection, you can tell that Sarah Meehan Sirk is a writer concerned not just with ideas but the people who have those ideas. Whether the problem is performative artworks, or mathematical genius, or post-apocalyptic misery talk-shows, the writing is fresh and engaging.

Apart from, “The Dead Husband Project,” my favourites here were probably, “OZK,” and “A Road in the Rain.” But really, I could easily have chosen any of others, the quality is that consistent. I’ll be looking forward to whatever Sirk writes next.

Recommended.… (més)