Somewhere in the landscape between Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, lies Steven Amsterdam’s Things We Didn't See Coming. With spare, succinct writing, Amsterdam creates a full, if dyspeptic world, though not nearly as brutal as McCarthy’s. The book is made up of chapters that could each be a short story, but nevertheless work as a novel. Plenty there to chew on and then it sticks to your ribs.
And I didn't see it coming? Steve is an old friend of mine from college, but we've been in touch much in recent years. What a pleasure to see this come out and be so good. Cheers Steve!
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