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Honeymoon and Other Stories

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What can I say about Kevin? His prose is menacing, his ideas like spider-webs, all things come and go from a certain point, but there is no telling where that character will end up in between each adventure. These stories represent what is to me, the best collection since ...; Canty's hard-hitting athletic prose will grab and pull you in. Absolutely amazing. I just don't know what to say. Every story was equally good, but I if I had to choose, I would say that "Little Palaces" and "Red Dress" were the best. All I can say is, if you like Canty's work, this is by far his best book yet. Buy it and then buy another to give to someone you love. A wonderful piece of art from a master of the short story form. I can't wait for more, be it a novel or a collection. Congrats Kevin and keep up the good work.

Reading Kevin Canty, you know the world is an uneasy, dangerous place, and people are peculiar, jumpy beings. The stories in Honeymoon show what's behind the mask. It's a familiar world, you think. It's also a deeply unfamiliar world. The writing is exhilarating the way the best fiction is. Highly recommended.

Kevin Canty's style couldn't be more different from Sherwood Anderson's c. 1919 collection "Winesburg, Ohio," but that is the comparison that has stuck in my mind since reading "Honeymoon." Which is to say--"Honeymoon" will be a classic. These characters have secrets, they experience the kind of "adventures" that Anderson's characters do--i.e. the kind of adventure you can't tell anyone about afterward, either because it reveals too much about you or it's simply too difficult to find the words. I'll just say: Kevin Canty finds the words. Read this book! (Then reread "Winesburg, Ohio.")

Having read and loved A Stranger in this World, I couldn't wait to read something else by Kevin Canty. Honeymoon, his second short fiction collection, is similar to A Stranger in this World in terms of quirky characters, disturbing storylines and dark language throughout. This one, however, is even spookier in some areas than his first book. The characters in Honeymoon have some rather interesting "adventures," most of which are disarming and don't necessarily lead to character growth. And that in my opinion is the best part of this collection because it shows human nature in its less savory moments. I love each and every offering here, but the stories I enjoyed the most were "Red Dress," "Aquarium," "Honeymoon," "Girlfriend Hit by Bus," and "Little Palaces." If you enjoy dark, surrealistic stories, then you will love Canty's writing. I recommend this book and A Stranger in this World. I cannot wait to give this author's novels a whirl.

This book was amazing. Suffering from A.D.D., it is hard for me to get into a book. THIS DID IT! Canty is amazing. I went on to read Into the great wide open. I recommend Honeymoon to anyone who loves fiction work. Plain and simple, this book is great. Click on the icon and order it.

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