false <![CDATA[The Night in Question: Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146489m/251374.jpg 251374 8 Tobias Wolff has earned the deep respect of his many readers for direct, compelling stories marked by honesty and insight. The Night in Question is a collection of fifteen short works tied together by Wolff's upright style and unyielding interest in those moments when moral confusion crystallizes into clear, shining action and understanding. His characters, situations, and themes become familiar over time: children recognize the failings of their parents, men and women attempt to bridge the distance between themselves, and singular events shape everyday feelings into a new and more meaningful reality. 140805 31 12 1996 The Night in Question: Stories total:801|5:303|4:362|3:109|2:26|1:1| 801 3343 1057 108 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 13:02:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:13:14 -0800 2009
I love Wolff, and this collection is no disappointment. There are some fine stories here; my favorite is the title story. ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 14 13:30:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:25:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 13:30:46 -0700 2009
Rafe was moving on. He didn't know it, but he was l...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Sat Jun 02 17:40:53 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 02 17:46:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 08 12:31:39 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 12:49:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 07 07:16:07 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 13 06:08:42 -0800 2007 chop, chop, chop, stomach knot, chop, chop, slam.

"The Chain" was my favorite until the over the top, hit you on the head, annoyingly obtuse last paragraph. ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 07:45:31 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:35:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 25 00:25:54 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 22 21:45:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 22 13:20:31 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 13:23:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 04:44:28 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 05:29:41 -0800 2008 The Night in Question is the absolute perfection of "Bullet in the Brain," and the only thing stopping me from saying "Bullet in the Brain" is the best story ever is, well, I don't know. I had the awe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 28 10:04:09 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 23 18:50:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:40:44 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:27:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 23:30:21 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 14:10:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 22:26:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:26:18 -0800 2009
I've been sitting here for a solid five minutes trying to nail down what it is about Wolff's style that I found so engaging, and I'm at a loss. I don't know that I could identify a throughline in these stories other than to say that they were each surprising in some way.
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I bought a collection of his short stories when they were on the sale shelf at the front of Books Inc once. It then sat on my shelf for about a year. I wish I’d picked it up sooner.
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