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In a Bear's Eye
“Stories like beautiful black diamonds. Someone has cut you while you were dreaming, slipped them into your muscles, your mind. You may never know just how you’ve been changed.”—Brad Watson, author of The Heaven of Mercury
The title story was included in The O.Henry Prize Stories 2007.
The title story was included in The O.Henry Prize Stories 2007.
Paperback, 152 pages
Published
February 1st 2008
by Dzanc Books
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I bought this collection after reading the story "In a Bear's Eye" in one of my classes. It's such a beautiful story that I'd recommend getting the collection to read that alone. (There are cheap/used copies on Amazon). But overall, there were only four other stories that I liked: "Pan, Pan, Pan," "The Only Light to See By," "Whitely on the Tips," and "Real Enough."
The ones I didn't like left me confused in the same way a lot of poetry leaves me confused. Many times I'd think, "Wow those were so...more
The ones I didn't like left me confused in the same way a lot of poetry leaves me confused. Many times I'd think, "Wow those were so...more
I saw this one sitting on the new shelf at the local library and was intrigued by it but already had too many books out to take it out on that day. Of course, when I went back it was checked out. By my girlfriend!
Happy synchronicity aside, this is really a remarkable collection of stories. The language is attention-getting and nearly opaque, the stories cover a broad range of characters (one I read today: a man who shot a bear as a kid wears the bearskin on a midnight canoe trip to a cub scout c...more
Happy synchronicity aside, this is really a remarkable collection of stories. The language is attention-getting and nearly opaque, the stories cover a broad range of characters (one I read today: a man who shot a bear as a kid wears the bearskin on a midnight canoe trip to a cub scout c...more
In a Bear's Eye, the title story, is excellent. The others pale in comparison. They are forcibly quirky and off-putting, strange for the sack of being jarring.
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The title story is the best short story I've read in the last ten years. Hands down.
I only read a handful of the stories in this book and decided to stop. Nothing against the author -- she's a very good writer, but the stories themselves (at least the ones I read) didn't do much for me.
I didn't get it. It gets two stars because I very much enjoyed one story, but for the most part, I was scratching my head going 'huh.' Perhaps another reading years from now will help.
Feb 17, 2009
Alan
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some good - even great - stories like the title one, The Lost Breed, Aunt Germaine (which I remember reading on Vestal Review), but others I hust couldn't get into at all..
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Yannick Murphy is the author of the novels, THE CALL, SIGNED, MATA HARI, HERE THEY COME, and THE SEA OF TREES. Her story collections include STORIES IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE and IN A BEAR'S EYE. Her children's books include THE COLD WATER WITCH, BABY POLAR, and AHWOOOOOOOO!. She is the recipient of various awards including a Whiting Writer's Award, a National Endowment for the Arts award, a Chesterfiel...more
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