PanThe Denver PostFragile Things feels more like a wank than a yank. Swamping the few gems that actually make the book worth reading are pieces of indulgent puffery and affected explorations of nothing … In some ways, the introduction is the most interesting part of the collection. But, just like in the works themselves, moments of brilliance about the craft of writing and the power of words give way to banal observations that don’t carry any weight … But when the stories do work, they hum … Fragile Things is ultimately disappointing.
