Eyes to See

I recently purchased a new collection of short stories, Eyes to See, edited by Bret Lott (Thomas Nelson: Nashville, 2008). My first reaction upon scanning over the table of contents was to be disappointed. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but once I noticed a couple of familiar titles—“A Good Man is Hard to Find” prominent among them—I felt as if I had just bought the same thing in a different package. However, having dropped a good chunk of money on the volume, I needed to at least pretend to read it. Once I got inside the front cover, I continued through story after story, only skipping over Flannery O’Connor. Therefore, it seems reasonable to give some of these stories a bit of attention in these postings. By this point, I can recommend the investment in the book.