Fiction. In the thirty-four stories filling THE ORANGE SUITCASE, Joseph Riippi packs an intimate and powerful portrait of a young man's life. From ...
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Sep 26, 2011
Try to categorize Joseph Riippi’s second book— is it a novel? Is it a story? Is it one of those MFA copout novel-in-stories novels?— and you’re asking in the wrong direction. This is a question for marketers and sales people. The question for readers is, should I read it? And the answer is yes, as long as you aren’t looking for a big old epic novel with lengthy descriptions of kitchens, rising action, and a single climax bursting in a grand example of cause and effect. The answer is yes, as long
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Sep 09, 2011
A short book packed with stellar storytelling, The Orange Suitcase is a gem. We loved Riippi’s Do Something!Do Something! Do Something!, and he
has definitely done something!
Read an excerpt in our August/September issue http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/staff_pic...
has definitely done something!
Read an excerpt in our August/September issue http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/staff_pic...
Mar 07, 2011
Kevin
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This impressive little book feels autobiographical to me, in an unadorned but confident way. In other words, it seems real and deep and that is good (no matter what classification: fiction or non-). There are moments of rippling beauty here. A refreshing and cool book.
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Mar 06, 2011
Mark
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With each fragmented & descriptive story/chapter, Riippi pieces together a narrative that finds significance in life's seemingly insignificant moments.
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