![]() Yet because Evans creates characters with such compelling viewpoints, each of the stories feels like authentic and new takes on contemporary society. Most of the stories’ plots present familiar conflicts: a father and daughter are unable to emotionally connect teenagers grapple with their burgeoning sexuality a college student faces an unplanned pregnancy. What really makes these eight stories stand out, however, is Evans’ ability to capture weighty issues like race and class with a mix of subtlety and humor. ![]() Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self has all of the elements of good literary fiction one would expect from an Iowa Writers Workshop graduate. ![]() African-American and mixed-race youth characters aren’t necessarily commonplace in literary fiction, but Danielle Evans’ debut short story collection significantly fills that void. ![]()
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