PositiveThe New York Times Book Review\"... the well-crafted stories in Manuel Muñoz’s The Consequences are highly attuned to the many manifestations of suffering, and to the redemptive power of relating that suffering to another person, trying to honor what has been lost ... This collection pushes the reader to appreciate life’s small moments of unexpected tenderness with fresh eyes.\
Dionne Irving
RaveThe New York Times Book Review... electric ... These stories linger in the malaise of foreignness as the characters try to form bonds across the boundaries of race, class and culture, only to conclude, in several cases, that such relationships are impossible ... But the best stories in the book reach beyond the discontent to grant the protagonists a meaningful, if unexpected, sense of belonging — even if it doesn’t last ... The collection teaches us what kinds of respites can be found in diaspora — fleeting, begrudging, but real nonetheless.
