Death Is Not an Option
Stories

Seven quirky stories tied together by Catholic guilt and existential angst about stumblers and fumblers. Rivecca would seem to have the bleakest of outlooks, except that she makes you laugh, and, because her voices are so dead on, keeps you reading. Her principal characters, some of whom narrate, ar......more

I loved this book. I read an interview with the author in which she stated the stories were about disaffected Catholic Midwesterners which may be why the stories resonated so strongly with me. Recurring themes are also the relationship between victim and victimizer, the moment when emotional insight......more

First of all, let me just state here that I won this book on Good Reads via the First Reads giveaway. When I received this book in the mail, I tore open the package in only what could be called a 'bodice ripping' movement. I was that excited to read this collection of short stories that I had heard......more