PositiveThe NationJamison weaves a story of marital friction and motherly love that is as much about the world as it is a reflection on the self ... I couldn’t help but think that the class dimension of Jamison’s story needed to be explained.
Shannon Sanders
MixedThe Washington PostSanders grapples with...relationship issues, to varying degrees of success, in her debut short-story collection ... Straightforward ... The book excels when the prose is subtle and lean ... However, there are times when the language can be wooden, or where the rapport between characters feels pedestrian ... wondered if Company would have been more potent as a lengthier opus, interwoven with the hyper-precise rhythms of each person or generation. Nevertheless, Company shows the frayed edges of friendship and family, and Sanders extracts comedy from the formidable situations that erupt in people’s lives — divorce, financial struggle, aging, death and childlessness. Whether chosen or biological, who we consider family can shape how we cope with drama.
