Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Birds of America

Birds of America
Birds of America
Author: Lorrie Moore
Book Type: Paperback
skywriter319 avatar reviewed on + 784 more book reviews


My writing professor says that Moore is one of today's best short story writers, but I don't see it. Nearly all of her characters are interchangeable between stories, nothing ever happens, and the characters are unlikable. I admit, of course, to occasional brilliant descriptive writing and the intrigue of reading about characters you desperately hope you don't end up like, but overall it's a very frustrating and uninspiring read.