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Ranking the 4 George Saunders Story Collections, from Best to ... Best

January 18, 2013

Need to know which George Saunders book to read next? Black Balloon has you covered. What follows is the order in which I would save his four short story collections from a burning building, though I swear to you I would gladly burn my delicate, immaculately maintained hands on each and every one of them.

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