Bullet in the Brain by Tobias Wolff is a dark but oddly hilarious piece. The voice of the narrator and the descriptions of Anders add to the tone of the short story. For example on page one, the third person omniscient narrator addresses the woman in line as “the presumptuous crybaby.” Anders death is quite the scene. Anders the anti-hero who's sick humor had at this point grown on me is shot in the head and is vividly described by the narrator. The second half of the story shares retrospectively parts of Anders's life by describing what was not remembered in the last moment of Anders's life and what did flash before his eyes. Overall, this short story blew me away.
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