Does Adam Haslett match the writer described by Toni Morrison?

It's impossible for me to say that Adam Haslett matches the writer described by Toni Morrison perfectly, however I could say, according to my perception of the book “You are not a stranger here”, that there are some aspects in which Haslett could match that writer.

First, Haslett expresses the consequences, the result of a broken society. In my opinion the basic distinction I have from the book is some kind of disconnection of the people with their families, as in “The Beginnings of Grief”, in which a young boy who lives with substitute parents is involved in a reality of drugs and desperation without any help or support. In our society, in our world this behavior rejected because of our “comatose” state of life. As everything is in coma, the feelings of shame and desperation are hidden.

To continue with this idea, in “War's end”, a professor has to handle with his mental disorder (if it really exists); with his frustration of not taking charge of his role of husband. But he found another chance, outside, where his illness had no importance, with people he considered strange. This radical individualism is the starter of the majority of these disorders, and it has been presented as a form of a main personal goal by the worldwide net of control shared by the governments.

And that impossibility of communication is clearly reflected in “Notes to my Biographer”. Adam Haslett tries, in my opinion, to disturb this state of coma presenting us how important the other is, and how important the family is for the young people and for the elders.

And the truth is family is disappearing in some way. Nevertheless, this matching is not complete..