Haunting and disturbingly powerful, these stories established Ann Beattie as the most celebrated new voice in American fiction and an absolute mast...
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Jan 06, 2012
Joseph
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Funny and poignant. That sums up this collection of short stories. Starting with Dwarf House, which just happens to be about Dwarfs. That definitely set a tone of humor weighted with sadness as a man acts as go-between between his mother and his dwarf brother. This sets a great tone for the rest of the book. Some stories have a compressed quality to them as well, such as Marshall's Dog. The story feels like more is going on than is actually on the page. I'd like to see how she handles a novel le
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Dec 30, 2007
Robin
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I read these stories as they came out and was passionately engaged with the freefloating disaffection of the characters. It didn't occur to me this was ironic...I'm sort of kidding, this is really a wonderful book!
Dec 16, 2009
Tao
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I like this book. These stories are not like her other stories. Some of them a little. These stories are funny, sarcastic, and about depressed and lonely people. I enjoyed it.
Dec 16, 2009
I love Beattie's stories. This is, I think, an early collection of hers.
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