Think of Me and I'll Know: Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780810152403)

The characters in Think of Me and I'll Know, Anthony Varallo's probing new collection of stories, face moments in which insight comes too late, or proves insufficient, often to humorous effect. The characters approach the edge of learning something about themselves or about their relationships with other people, only to be left with knowledge that is not particularly useful.Varallo ably captures the often confused and heartrending perspective of adolescents discovering the world, such as in "No One at All," in which an eleven-year-old boy comes to see that another boy, two years older, is something less than a reliable friend. The author also captures the complications of family dynamics, such as the three generations of women in the related stories "Lucky Us" and "Tragic Little Me." The stories in Think of Me and I'll Know show that we are perhaps not much more comprehensible to ourselves than others are to us.

Author: Anthony Varallo
ISBN-10: 0810152401
ISBN-13: 9780810152403
Publisher: Triquarterly Books
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.60w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013
Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 34