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by Lorrie Moore
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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 7 years ago
I enjoyed Moore's "How to Become a Writer" in college. I didn't really enjoy this collection though. These stories didn't do anything for me. I kept having flashbacks to creative writing class.
Michael's Book Babble
Michael's Book Babble rated it 11 years ago
My first experience with Lorrie Moore was in college. We read a story called, “How to Become a Writer.” It was the first story I ever read where it was told in second person. At first I thought the idea of writing that way was beyond lunacy, but Moore pulled it off effortlessly in the story. I was g...
NinthWanderer
NinthWanderer rated it 15 years ago
I'm having a hard time finding something to say about this collection except that I loved it. I'll soon be picking up Like Life, I think, as well as trying to learn more about Moore herself. I'm curious to know how autobiographical her writing is, because the emotions in each story just ring so true...
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