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Brief Encounters with Che Guevara: Stories by Ben Fountain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book. Short story collections are always perfect for reading in little bursts on the subway. The prose is magnificent - Fountain does an amazing job of contrasting first world ideals and attitudes with those of the third world. Whether in Columbia, Haiti or Myanmar, the stories portray Americans trying to understand and find their place in countries wrought with poverty and revolution. All at once poignant, humorous, and sometimes heart wrenching, they capture your attention with every word. I’ll probably read this more than once.
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