Caution: Men in Trees: Stories

by Darrell Spencer

"Terse, fast-paced prose, compressed, vivid, and precise."― Kirkus Reviews Darrell Spencer writes wonderfully textured stories of men and the turning points in their lives. His rich storytelling style, full of details and asides, emotion and history, gives depth to simple events―these men are witty, poetic, and thoughtful. Combining the humor of Barry Hannah and the spare, emotionally charged style of Raymond Carver, Spencer limns the lives of men in the new West.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Loreen Niewenhuis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection won the Flannery in 2000. Spencer has a great voice and certainly loves his characters. Everyone is a snappy talker and the narrative voice is jazzy and witty with pointed descriptions. The stories seem to have the same formula, though, snappy characters, strange situation, toss in a dog, and there you have it! Got a little tiresome by the last story.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my blog for the review: http://thestoryisthecure.blogspot.com/

[Gard Stevenett]

wonderful stories.