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Tag Archives: short stories
Being Alive
Maggie Brown and Others by Peter Orner is the recently published collection of short stories by one of my favorite authors. I’ve been a fan of Orner’s work for some years and can honestly say, he just keeps getting better. … Continue reading →
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Things We Cannot Change
The Sacrifice by Indrajit Garai is a collection of fictional short stories which I read in exchange for an honest review. The three stories in the novel introduce the reader to people who find themselves in exceptionally difficult circumstances. The … Continue reading →
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The Battle of the Sexes
Paris for One by Jojo Moyes is a delightful collection of short stories. Short story collections rarely hold my interest, but the ones contained in this novel found me wishing for more. Jojo is another of my favorite contemporary writers. … Continue reading →
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Humming a New Tune
Nocturnes: Five stories of music and nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro is a collection of music themed short stories. As a Ishiguro fan and music lover, this novel aroused my curiosity. I ended-up being surprised because it seemed so different from … Continue reading →
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Adam’s Rib
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami is an intriguing short story collection. Translated from the original Japanese, the stories are deep and emotional. As a female reader, I am often clueless perhaps of male thought processes. These stories were enlightening. … Continue reading →
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Hidden Truths
What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Leslie Nneka Arimah is a short story collection by an author who is originally from the UK and lived in Nigeria Her unique stories are harsh and told in … Continue reading →
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Short Story
The Last Word by Graham Greene provided me with good company in between naps during my recent bought with the flu. Last week I watched a movie on TCM which originated in one of Greene’s short stories and decided it … Continue reading →
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It’s a Wonderful Town
The New York Stories by John O’Hara is a newly published collection of short stories written by one of the most prolific short story writers in America. As can be gleaned from the book’s title, the stories were originally published in The … Continue reading →
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Feels Like Home
Peter Orner has done it again. I just read his latest collection of short stories entitled Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge and loved it! His previous book Love and Shame and Love, is one of my favorites. This book helped resurrect … Continue reading →
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In Short
Lately, I have been searching for a copy of a book by Fannie Hurst called Sister Act. Unfortunately, it’s an old book and I’ve not yet been able to find it anywhere. What I did find however, was a collection … Continue reading →
