[My new book] starts in 1960 with a woman named Lois Rabinowitz, who was evicted from Manhattan traffic court for attempting to pay a parking ticket while wearing slacks. This was...
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I absolutely adored Edward P Jones' novel 'the known world' and I can not help but compare this collection to my awe of that book, therefore I found it lacking. If you read this you must read 'the known world'.
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I have read many short story collections and this is definitely in my top five. The stories contain a fantastic array of characters and situations. I thought it was a collection of Jim Shepard's best but it isn't, it is his latest. Very entertaining reading.
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This collection of interrelated stories reads more like a novel than some novels do. The characters are flawlessly built, the setting is perfect and the conversation wonderful. I immediately researched every other Lore Segal book out there, a pure delight to read!
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a few of these stories I really liked but some of them I could not get into and gave up trying to after a few pages. which is fine, just explaining the three stars I gave it ...
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All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P Jones
Abby, July 2, 2008
I absolutely adored Edward P Jones' novel 'the known world' and I can not help but compare this collection to my awe of that book, therefore I found it lacking. If you read this you must read 'the known world'.(5 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
The View from Castle Rock: Stories by Alice Munro
Abby, July 2, 2008
I really like Alice Munro but found this collection lacking and shoved together, nothing flowed like I expected it to.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Like You'd Understand, Anyway: Stories by Jim Shepard
Abby, July 2, 2008
I have read many short story collections and this is definitely in my top five. The stories contain a fantastic array of characters and situations. I thought it was a collection of Jim Shepard's best but it isn't, it is his latest. Very entertaining reading.(2 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Shakespeare's Kitchen
Abby, March 10, 2008
This collection of interrelated stories reads more like a novel than some novels do. The characters are flawlessly built, the setting is perfect and the conversation wonderful. I immediately researched every other Lore Segal book out there, a pure delight to read!(3 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry: Stories by Elizabeth Mccracken
Abby, December 20, 2007
a few of these stories I really liked but some of them I could not get into and gave up trying to after a few pages. which is fine, just explaining the three stars I gave it ...(7 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)
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