A Worthy effort
We Deserve the Gods We Ask For by Seth Brady Tucker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Seth Brady Tucker’s collection seems earnest. But for me the conceit of superheroes mixed with real or imagined characters doing dramatic monologues did not work well enough. Perhaps a bit more editing–and I don’t mean the occasional typos–would have strengthened what is a noteworthy effort at describing PTSD and the soldier’s experience, as well as giving voice to other speakers. The diction sometimes stretches too far and is in danger of trivializing heartfelt emotion. Nonetheless, “We Deserve” is worth reading at least once.