Chris’s Reviews > The Cost of Living: Early and Uncollected Stories > Status Update

I only read four of the 20 stories here. They are stories of people who don’t know themselves in places unknown to them. Which makes it awkward for them and easy for Gallant to lord their unease and clumsy behavior over them. I grew to like the title story in the end, but after the first three stories, reading Gallant grew oppressive.