Bang Crunch - A Rebuttal of sorts

Bang Crunch was reviewed here last week by my son Hugh Alter.  I wasn't going to write another review, but I don't entirely agree with his assessment of this book by Neil Smith, so I thought I would beg to differ.  I didn't find the subjects mundane (when you are approaching 50 the story of someone surviving cancer is anything but mundane), but I did feel that some of the stories worked better than others.  My favourite was the title story - tightly written and as brief as the main character's life.  Isolettes was another strong story and made me cry, although I should admit that just about anything involving babies or dogs makes me cry.  The only story I didn't like was Extremeties (Hugh and I agree on that) which just seemed a bit silly to me, rather than surreal.  I do think that Smith has a beautiful writing style and some wonderful imagery.  I found something worthwhile in every story and think it was worth the read. I think this is an interesting writer to watch. Buy at Amazon