I don't like short stories. There, I said it. It's a personal failing and my loss, I admit. Oh there are short stories I do like, but I almost never seek them out and can't remember the last time I read a collection. See, the worst thing for me is getting to know characters, becoming involved in the...
In the interest of full disclosure, anyone who peruses my friend list will see that Jessica Treat is on it. I've only recently made her acquaintance and actually purchased this book before I ever had contact with her, based solely on the strength of other reviews. The opinions contained in this revi...
Neurotic, broken, lonely, desperate, longing people fill these stories. Many of them tell of doomed relationships, character studies in failure. A brilliant collection chock full of unreliable narrators and painful truths."Ants" -- Great opening paragraph. Interesting POV choice. It's the story of M...
Just finished. I didn't appreciate all the stories equally much, but the ones I liked --- "Walking", "Not a Chance", "Nicaraguan Birds", "His Sweater", I really liked. It's a mark of how affecting I found them that I feel somewhat uncomfortable explaining just why I appreciated these more than the o...
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