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For years now, I've been intrigued and delighted by Steven Millhauser and his latest short story collection, "We Others: New and Selected Stories", is one of his best. It's a "greatest hits" collection, if you will, since it features some of his best stories from the past (including "The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman") as well as some of his newer stories culled from literary journals and magazines. If you like to be challenged, amazed, and unsettled, he is the writer for you and this is a great introduction to his work.
On so many levels, this book is outstanding. It's part travel log, part history, part geography lesson, part social injustice primer, but most of all, it's a grand adventure that's thrilling, edge-of-your-seat stuff. The exotic, dangerous atmosphere is palpable. When you read THE BLACK NILE, you submerge yourself in a different world. This book makes me want to stop being an armchair adventurer and live a little more dangerously.
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We Others: New and Selected Stories by Steven Millhauser
Armchair Adventure Guy, January 1, 2012
For years now, I've been intrigued and delighted by Steven Millhauser and his latest short story collection, "We Others: New and Selected Stories", is one of his best. It's a "greatest hits" collection, if you will, since it features some of his best stories from the past (including "The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman") as well as some of his newer stories culled from literary journals and magazines. If you like to be challenged, amazed, and unsettled, he is the writer for you and this is a great introduction to his work.The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River by Dan Morrison
Armchair Adventure Guy, January 1, 2011
On so many levels, this book is outstanding. It's part travel log, part history, part geography lesson, part social injustice primer, but most of all, it's a grand adventure that's thrilling, edge-of-your-seat stuff. The exotic, dangerous atmosphere is palpable. When you read THE BLACK NILE, you submerge yourself in a different world. This book makes me want to stop being an armchair adventurer and live a little more dangerously.(3 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)