The Book of Other People
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101201268 (1101201266)
Publish date: January 2nd 2008
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Writing,
Essays,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Anthologies,
Collections,
Contemporary,
Short Stories
The stories collected in this book are supposed to demonstrate the role of character in fiction. Some of the stories indeed masterfully bring to life vivid, vibrant, unforgettable characters. And then other stories are mildly irritating or seriously boring and pretentious. The quality of the stories...
loved judith castle, the monster, donal webster and newton wicksa working table of content made all the difference on e-books
Not a bad set of stories. I can't say any one really jumped out at me, but would still call this a good commuter book; lots of them are perfect train or bus ride length, entertaining enough to keep you turning the pages, but not so engrossing that you miss your stop. Favorites would probably be Leth...
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