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One of the best collections of short stories that I've read in a very, very long time. Moore neatly, perfectly, succinctly packages life into small incidents and moments, conveying a sense of disillusionment, abandonment, and isolation that surrounds all her characters. I found myself wondering if Moore hadn't lived some of these moments, because it seems fantastic to me that she would know so intimately, be able to convey so perfectly, the pain of a baby with cancer, the ex-pat. Strangely, I found myself reading Ethan Frome and other Stories by Edith Wharton, and being stunned by the similarity in themes and everyday tragedy. My favorite quote from the book sums this up better than I can myself, speaking of how life sometimes pushes the bounds of believable fiction: “But this is the kind of thing that fiction is: it's the unlivable life, the strange room tacked onto the house, the extra moon that is circling the earth unbeknownst to science.”
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This book has now joined the list of my favorite books. These stories show that Moore has not only a sense of humor but a real love of words. She can be insightful, heartbreaking, hilarious, and always uniquely original. Along with Alice Munro and Mavis Gallant, Lorrie Moore is one of the best modern short story writers.
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ISBN:
9780312241223
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/01/1999
Publisher:
ST MARTINS PRESS
Pages:
291
Height:
8.32 in.
Width:
5.65 in.
Thickness:
.80 in.
Grade Range:
General/trade
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1999
UPC Code:
2800312241225
Author:
Lorrie Moore
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Fiction
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Birds
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United states
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United States Social life and customs.
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