Where The God of Love Hangs Out (Jill)
Where The Love of God Hangs Out
By Amy Bloom
Completed February 1, 2010
For readers unfamiliar with Amy Bloom, her latest selection of short stories, Where The God of Love Hangs Out, would be a good start into this talented writer’s world. Stories in this collection showed the wide range of love - family love, friendship, forbidden affairs and lust. Bloom explores it all, hiding from nothing, exposing her readers to the many types of love that exist in this world.
Several of the stories in this book are interwoven, giving readers a peak into certain characters’ journeys. This is especially true of Lionel and Julias, whose stories comprised a good portion of the collection. Julia was Lionel’s stepmom, and the two shared a love that ranged from motherly to intimate to aloof. Other stories stood alone - short tales that packed a mighty punch - such as the last story (my favorite ) that explored the friendship between a father and his son’s wife.
No matter which story you read, Bloom’s prose will sweep you away. She works magic with every sentence. Her characters are realistic and engaging, and their love for their spouses, lovers, family members or friends represented all types of love. My only word of caution would be to those who don’t like to read about sex: some of the scenes are graphic and could be a turn off to some readers. With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed the stories in Where The God of Love Hangs Out - and look forward to reading more stories by Amy Bloom. ( 
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