Too Much Happiness

Too Much Happiness: Stories by Alice Munro


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I felt like Goldilocks reading this book. It wasn't too obtuse, it wasn't too banal, it was just right. Munro does a great job of delving into her characters, and creating a world for them in just a few sentences. She does a great job of forshadowing just enough that you know what's going to happen without you consciously *knowing*. And most of the time, the plot builds to a satisfying end with just enough intrigue to mull over later. Interestingly, the only story I didn't love was the title story "Too Much Happiness" which was actually based on a real person. While terribly interesting, I didn't feel connected to the main character like I did with her other "fictional" characters in the other stories. It seemed that in Munro's eagerness to showcase an amazing woman and get in all the facts, she forgot to let us peek in under the surface. The rest of the stories are excellent.

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