I’m still working to clear some books from my stacks (so that I can order some new ones!), and last week I picked up The Night in Question, a collection of short stories by Tobias Woolf.
I enjoyed Woolf’s memoir This Boy’s Life, and I really enjoyed his recent novel Old School (no connection to the Will Ferrell movie). I probably picked up The Night in Question after reading one of those books.
Unfortunately, for me, this book just isn’t up there with the other two. I didn’t feel a strong connection to the central characters in many of the stories, and most of the stories didn’t stay in my memory for very long after I turned the final page. (I suppose, though, that following Joyce’s Dubliners probably didn’t help this collection.)
I’m not giving up on Woolf. But I would recommend This Boy’s Life or Old School for beginners.
