Good Trouble

From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O{u2019}Neill closely observes the mores of his ... (more)

From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O{u2019}Neill closely observes the mores of his characters, whose vacillations and second thoughts expose the mysterious pettiness, underlying violence, and, sometimes, surprising beauty of ordinary life in the early twenty-first century. A lonely wedding guest talks to a goose; two poets struggle over whether to participate in a g2spardon Edward Snowdeng3s verse petition; a cowardly husband lets his wife face a possible intruder in their home; a potential co-op renter in New York City can{u2019}t find anyone to give him a character reference. On the surface, these men and women may be in only mild trouble, but in these perfectly made, fiercely modern stories O{u2019}Neill reminds us of the real, secretly political consequences of our internal monologues. No writer is more incisive about the strange world we live in now; the laugh-out-loud vulnerability of his people is also fodder for tears. (less)

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From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O{u2019}Neill closely observes the mores of his ... (more)

From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O{u2019}Neill closely observes the mores of his characters, whose vacillations and second thoughts expose the mysterious pettiness, underlying violence, and, sometimes, surprising beauty of ordi{u00AD}nary life in the early twenty-first century. A lonely wedding guest talks to a goose; two poets struggle over whether to participate in a zpardon Edward Snowdeny verse petition; a cowardly husband lets his wife face a possible intruder in their home; a potential co-op renter in New York City can{u2019}t find anyone to give him a character reference. On the surface, these men and women may be in only mild trouble, but in these perfectly made, fiercely modern stories O{u2019}Neill reminds us of the real, secretly political consequences of our internal monologues. No writer is more incisive about the strange world we live in now; the laugh-out-loud vulnerability of his people is also fodder for tears. (less)

"In words and vivid pen-and-watercolor illustrations, journalist Christopher Noxon dives into the real stories behind th... (more)

"In words and vivid pen-and-watercolor illustrations, journalist Christopher Noxon dives into the real stories behind the front lines of the Montgomery bus boycott and the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins and notable figures such as Rosa Parks and Bayard Rustin, all while exploring the parallels between the civil rights movement era and the present moment." --provided by publisher. (less)

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"In words and vivid pen-and-watercolor illustrations, journalist Christopher Noxon dives into the real stories behind th... (more)

"In words and vivid pen-and-watercolor illustrations, journalist Christopher Noxon dives into the real stories behind the front lines of the Montgomery bus boycott and the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins and notable figures such as Rosa Parks and Bayard Rustin, all while exploring the parallels between the civil rights movement era and the present moment." --provided by publisher. (less)