{"id":45151,"date":"2019-03-22T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=45151"},"modified":"2019-03-16T12:40:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T16:40:50","slug":"all-that-is-left-is-all-that-matters-by-mark-slouka-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/all-that-is-left-is-all-that-matters-by-mark-slouka-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"All That Is Left Is All That Matters by Mark Slouka [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44621\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/All-That-Is-Left-Is-All-That-Matters-Mark-Slouka-BookDragon-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/All-That-Is-Left-Is-All-That-Matters-Mark-Slouka-BookDragon-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/All-That-Is-Left-Is-All-That-Matters-Mark-Slouka-BookDragon.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jamesnarrates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">James Anderson Foster<\/a> narrates 13 of 15 stories in Slouka\u2019s newest collection, his second in two decades after his 1998 short-fiction debut, <em>Lost Lake<\/em>. Fathers and sons, husbands and wives, sons and mothers, men and animals figure prominently here. Foster effortlessly embodies these diverse characters, individualizing them with deeper tones for age, gravelly nuances for experiences, tentative rises for not-yet maturity. He is especially affecting in \u201cThe Hare\u2019s Mask,\u201d in which a father\u2019s childhood memories during the Holocaust involving pet rabbits haunt his young son decades later, and in \u201cDog,\u201d a surreal tale about a man and his beloved canine, which suddenly begins to grow razor blades in her fur.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisdukehart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cris Dukehart<\/a>&#8216;s two stories include \u201cRussian Mammoths,\u201d about a woman who recalls a little girl killed just beyond her garden, and \u201cHalf-Life,\u201d about a 62-year-old woman who\u2019s been voluntarily housebound since her husband left.<\/p>\n<p>At not-quite five hours, the collection moves quickly, but standouts undoubtedly linger. Slouka proves to be a master of capturing tenuous relationships without devolving into abject despair. Controlled, patient, and empathetic, Foster and Dukehart prove enhancing collaborators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/All-That-Is-Left-Is-All-That-Matters-\/pid=9707702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Booklist Online<\/em>, March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published <\/strong>2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Anderson Foster narrates 13 of 15 stories in Slouka\u2019s newest collection, his second in two decades after his 1998 short-fiction debut, Lost Lake. Fathers and sons, husbands and wives, sons and mothers, men and animals figure prominently here. 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