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The Necessity of Certain Behaviors
by
Shannon Cain
Winner of the 2011 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Shannon Cain’s stories chart the treacherous territory of the illicit. They expose the absurdity of our rituals, our definitions of sexuality, and above all, our expectations of happiness and self-fulfillment.
Cain’s protagonists are destined to suffer—and sometimes enjoy—the consequences of their own restless discontent. In...more
Shannon Cain’s stories chart the treacherous territory of the illicit. They expose the absurdity of our rituals, our definitions of sexuality, and above all, our expectations of happiness and self-fulfillment.
Cain’s protagonists are destined to suffer—and sometimes enjoy—the consequences of their own restless discontent. In...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
September 28th 2011
by University of Pittsburgh Press
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Shannon Cain’s The Necessity of Certain Behaviors was the winner of the Drue Heinz Literary Prize for 2011, showcasing a collection of short stories that speaks to us about love, need, and irreversible actions. What is necessary, what behaviors do we implore when seeking freedom, family or peace? When you are in love with a man and a woman, how do you decide between the two, amidst puppies and wi...more
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Shannon Cain’s The Necessity of Certain Behaviors was the winner of the Drue Heinz Literary Prize for 2011, showcasing a collection of short stories that speaks to us about love, need, and irreversible actions. What is necessary, what behaviors do we implore when seeking freedom, family or peace? When you are in love with a man and a woman, how do you decide between the two, amidst puppies and wi...more
I wish I had more time today to tell you why this book is so wonderful. I will stop back, at some point, and edit the review but for now I'll just leave it that this is an amazing collection of stories that take risks on so many levels and Cain pulls it all off magnificently. Read. This. Book.
I just finished Shannon Cain's short story collection,The Necessity of Certain Behaviors and I want to start all over again.
Feb 07, 2012
Christina Mitchell
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I got to meet, have wine, and lovely conversation with the author!!!! Yes, it's a shameless brag, but I do not care. I got her autograph. :oD
Winner of the drue Heinz literature award 2011 (from u of Pittsburgh) wonderful and funny short stories with nice plots in each, quite a bit of sex of all combinations b/g, b/b, g/g, g/b bonobo. Well, not ALL combos, but at least contemplated I think. The title story maybe has the best twist of them all, as it questions interpretation; of languages, cultures and customs, body language, libidos, smells, situations, our longing to see what we want to see. One story, about a politician’s wife who g...more
A collection of short stories, all different but each having themes revolving around sexuality, these are a light and easy read.
A wonderful collection of short stories with unique characters. Love that the author is from my hometown, Tucson, too.
Like many collections of short stories, there's a variable level of quality. "Cultivation" is the standout: a story about a single mom who raises pot to dig herself out of post-divorce credit-card debt, it's like an episode of "Weeds" told by Alice Munro. Two of the other stories, however, seem like undergraduate efforts that should have been kept in a file somewhere rather than published.
This book was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction.
This book was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction.
Loved all the ideas, and moments in each story. only a couple held up for me all the way through.
"Juniper Beach" previously appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of Colorado Review.
A collection of wildly funny and touching stories.
well done, humorous, thoughtful, creative
I love short stories. I should read them more often!
I need some time to chew on it.
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