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Country United States Media type Print, e-book Originally published 2014 Genre Fiction | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Pages 208 pages ISBN 1938073940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Further Joy is a 2014 short story collection by American author John Brandon. The work, Brandon's first short story collection, was first published on 3 June 2014 through McSweeney's and is composed of eleven short stories.
Reception
Critical reception for Further Joy has been mostly positive, and Publishers Weekly wrote that the collection did not work as well as some of Brandon's earlier works. The Star Tribune echoed this statement, stating that "Not all of the stories in “Further Joy” click: Some end up conveying a mood powerfully well without quite providing a hook; a few read like the aftermath of other stories that were left unwritten. Still, Brandon’s command of resonant frustration and fear is precise." The Boston Globe wrote a mostly favorable review, highlighting The Inland News as the collection's standout story.