The Human Fly and Other Stories
T.C. Boyle
The Human Fly and Other Stories is a collection of stories written after 1974.
Some of the stories are very strong and well written. There are some allusions
that I do not believe many of the readers are likely to catch on to since some
of the stories were written more than thirty years ago. There is a huge
variety of stories in this book which may limit the age appropriateness to about
15-16 and up perhaps even older depending on the maturity level of the reader. It focuses
strongly of the struggles of adolescence. The targeted audience is young
adolescents but the content of some of the stories is very inappropriate for
its intended age group (12+.) Some references are too mature in content. The book
has an odd combination of stories some targeted exclusively toward girls and
some exclusively towards boys. The writing itself is very good, descriptive,
easy to read, and most of it enjoyable and entertaining. Some of the stories
were wonderful, and easy to relate to, and some of the others were a struggle
to get through. They were either a hit or a miss. I would rate this book a 2.5
out of 4. While it was not unenjoyable to read it did not capture you
the way a really good book does, and there was simply too much variety to the stories.
Reviewed by Kaleigh. Grade:
Graduate in Tucson, -
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