false <![CDATA[Bad Behavior]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146467m/251356.jpg 251356 7 Powerful stories of dislocation, longing and desire which depict a disenchanted and rebellious urban fringe generation that is groping for human connection. (Or, more simply put, the angst of people-who-wear-black.) 81564 1988 Bad Behavior total:973|5:306|4:394|3:212|2:47|1:14| 973 3850 1372 127 5 3 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 22:30:38 -0700 2007 Thu May 17 00:26:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:53:49 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:59:46 -0800 2008 I'm not big on short stories and I found this demonstrated why: content became repetitive as we kept harking back to the same themes and the author's axe was ground on a mi...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 15 06:21:27 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 06:18:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 30 01:11:59 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 15 16:31:23 -0800 2007
'Have I upset you?' asked Deana.
'No, no.' Connie looked up. 'I understand what you're saying,
but that wasn't the case with Alice. I never acted vulnerable
around her. An...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jun 19 14:16:58 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 09:35:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 01 08:46:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:11:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 15:55:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 16:08:59 -0800 2009
While I definitely credit her with mastery of her writing and creating atmosphere, dialogue, unique and interesting characters and great storytelling... I was saddened b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 09:10:58 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 19:44:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Wed Aug 12 08:28:04 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 08:32:20 -0700 2009 6 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 20:09:24 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 17:36:27 -0700 2009
Lot of stories about prostitut...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 02 13:11:43 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 13:55:13 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 04:41:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 04:49:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 28 15:13:38 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:30:58 -0700 2009 I saw that it was based on one of Gaitskill's short stories in the Bad Behavior compilation and I HAD to read it. Call me old fashioned but I liked the Hollywood ending better. As a whole Bad Behavior isn't about "happily ever after". At all. It's showi...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:46:49 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:52:54 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:34:59 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 09:25:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:46:02 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 11:27:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 15:38:24 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 16:15:55 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 13 16:41:09 -0700 2007 Wed May 14 18:36:11 -0700 2008
COME ON. i'm ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 20 12:29:22 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 04 07:50:43 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 13:33:41 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 05:53:59 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 13:33:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=251356