The Complete Stories (Library)
Format: Library
ISBN:
9781439512944 (1439512949)
Publish date: July 10th 2008
Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-07-10
Pages no: 555
Edition language: English
Yeah had a hard time getting into this, I was picking stories at random to see if it will go by faster. I just could not, some stories where just “what in the hell did I just read” stories, others weren’t too bad, but I just did not want to finish this! So, I have no idea what the other stories are ...
Reportedly, Flannery O'Connor once wrote, "All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal." Yup. I found them hard, hopeless, and depressing. I didn't actually count, but I think t...
O'Connor's stories are one of the strongest collections of English language short stories of the 20th century. In fact, since I haven't read the complete stories of too many English authors – Brautigan, Faulkner, Vonnegut, and that's probably it – I am tempted to say they are among the very best. Th...
Everyone is an asshole, and if God doesn't get you for it, Flannery O'Connor will.
Rating = 3.5 starsAs always, it's tough to rate a collection of stories and have it reflect the quality of each story individually. This is especially so with this collection, because it spans her entire writing career. Some good, some great, some so-so. None of them poorly written, but sometimes I ...
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