Callisto is a book equal parts George Singleton and George Saunders; exploring small town eccentricity and nation-sized paranoia; both a story of personal inventory and a chronicle of national dread. Far from another safe, ‘there he goes again’, funny, sad sack story, it’s also a hilariously brutal indictment of a society too ready for story and not able to question what they’re given. Odell Deefus is the post-9/11 : Middle American Everyman, not stupid but unthinking; affable but less wise than the times demand. His journey may be highly improbable, but his part in the story rings true, God help us.
Recensione di Callisto su Theinsideflap, blog americano sull’editoria indipendente.
