Point of View

Uncommon Type comprises seventeen separate stories, three told by an unnamed male narrator, four told through Hank Fiset’s newspaper column, and the rest from individuals in single stories that do not cross over with any others in the work. Some stories are told from third person perspectives while others are offered from first person point of views, making the stories a tad more personal.

The unnamed male narrator appears in three stories, “Three Exhausting Weeks,” “Alan Bean Plus Four,” and “Steve Wong is Perfect.” Never given a name and with an average personality and no special skills, the narrator embodies a normal American man content with his job and a few close friends.

Hank Fiset’s perspective is offered solely through his newspaper column “Our Town Today with Hank Fiset.” The witty, quippy reporter offers the best of New York City and also reminisces...