Stories We Love: “Rock Springs,” by Richard Ford
Perhaps no story, though, plays back through my head more often than Richard Ford’s “Rock Springs.”
Perhaps no story, though, plays back through my head more often than Richard Ford’s “Rock Springs.”
Lots of novels that call themselves funny turn out to be playful or witty or perhaps casually clever in a quiet way. But Drew Perry’s Kids These Days (Algonquin) is a genuinely funny book. One that will make you guffaw into your gingerbread latte until a stranger at the next table asks, “What’s so funny?” At which point you might—as I did—end up reading pages aloud and making a scene at Starbucks. If you want a novel that serves up its humor in a venti-sized cup, this one’s for you. Part of what’s funny is the premise: Walter and Alice […]
