The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye

#42

Title: The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
Author: Jonathan Lethem
Publisher: Tor
Year: 1997
Genre: Science fiction
304 pages

An early short story collection from Lethem. As is usually true of his work, some stories are more postmodern with science fiction conceits, while others are the reverse. At times I'm content with the elusiveness, and at others I'd like more fleshed-out world-building. I enjoyed "The Happy Man" (though I anticipated the ending very quickly) and "The Hardened Criminals." "Forever, Said the Duck" was the weakest piece because the least original. I'm a huge Lethem fan and I enjoyed this collection, but I do have a strong preference for his novels.