We Live in Water: Stories - Softcover

"Walter (Beautiful Ruins) writes-beautifully. . . . Darkly funny, sneakily sad, these stories are very, very good. The algorithm for this debut collection is straightforward: if you like to read, you'll like this book."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

His most bleakly funny, hard-edge book in years.--New York Times, Daily Review

Brims with humanity.--Entertainment Weekly

"Walter ("Beautiful Ruins") writes-beautifully. . . . Darkly funny, sneakily sad, these stories are very, very good. The algorithm for this debut collection is straightforward: if you like to read, you'll like this book."--"Publishers Weekly", starred review

"Brims with humanity. A-"--"Entertainment Weekly"

."..gritty, pitch-perfect collection...Walter wrings enlightenment from dark realities."--"People"

"Vintage Walter...quirky. And fun."--"USA Today"

Walter is a bighearted man who excels at writing about other bighearted, if broken, men. That generosity of spirit coupled with Walter s seeming inability to look away from the messy bits, elevates these stories from dirges to symphonies. --"New York Times Book Review""

Walter ("Beautiful Ruins") writes-beautifully. . . . Darkly funny, sneakily sad, these stories are very, very good. The algorithm for this debut collection is straightforward: if you like to read, you ll like this book. --"Publishers Weekly," starred review"

Jess Walter, who is revered for his novels, shows a gritty side in these clear-cut stories... Each word is perfectly placed...[Walter] brings his first story collection to a smashing end. --"Daily Beast""

This diverse collection of stories, which were originally published over the last five years in various magazines and anthologies, includes "Thief," in which an aluminum worker turns unlikely detective to solve the mystery of which of his kids is stealing from the family vacation fund. Original. 25,000 first printing.