What links a café in Antarctica, a factory for producing electronic tracking tags and a casino where gamblers can wager their shoes? They’re among ...
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Apr 03, 2009
Shaindel
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Tania Hershman, a former science writer, begins nearly every story in The White Road and Other Stories with an epigraph from New Scientist magazine--some tidbit of scientific discovery or knowledge, and then takes the reader on a wild romp with characters, which somehow tangentially relates to said quotation.
I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection and especially loved "Rainstiffness" and "The Incredible Exploding Victor." I would highly, highly recommend t More...
I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection and especially loved "Rainstiffness" and "The Incredible Exploding Victor." I would highly, highly recommend t More...
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Aug 05, 2011
Nik
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From Nik's Blog (http://nikperring.blogspot.com/2009/01/w...) - January 2009:
"In my house there are many bookshelves. Two of these will feature in this post.
The first is a rather exciting and lovely one, where all the books written by people I know live. The second is in my office, and on that sit my favourite books. Inspirational ones. Good ones. Ones I love. Glancing at it now I can see Hemingway, Keret, Sebold, Bender, Gaiman, Creech, McGregor, Salway, a book abo More...
"In my house there are many bookshelves. Two of these will feature in this post.
The first is a rather exciting and lovely one, where all the books written by people I know live. The second is in my office, and on that sit my favourite books. Inspirational ones. Good ones. Ones I love. Glancing at it now I can see Hemingway, Keret, Sebold, Bender, Gaiman, Creech, McGregor, Salway, a book abo More...
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Aug 03, 2011
David
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One of the good things about short story collections is that they help give shape to an author’s work as a whole in a way that’s not necessarily apparent from individual pieces in isolation. Reading The White Road, I gain a sense of two main strands running through Hershman’s short fiction: first, there are a considerable number of short-shorts in the book. I think this is a particularly tricky form to do well, because the prose has to be so much denser to have impact; the short-shorts in Hershm
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Jun 13, 2009
Beverly
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I just finished this collection of short stories and flashes in one sitting.
I'm acquainted with the author but really had not read her work until now.
May I say I won't be missing her next book! Using science articles from
New Scientist as inspiration, Ms. Hershman has written tight little stories absolutely bubbling with surprises, imagination, and brilliance. I just couldn't stop reading. The volume is slim, so it was like eating at one of those fine, fine restaurants that More...
I'm acquainted with the author but really had not read her work until now.
May I say I won't be missing her next book! Using science articles from
New Scientist as inspiration, Ms. Hershman has written tight little stories absolutely bubbling with surprises, imagination, and brilliance. I just couldn't stop reading. The volume is slim, so it was like eating at one of those fine, fine restaurants that More...
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Jun 22, 2011
Alan
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Very enjoyable. The stories are very short, but i find the longer ones most engaging, e.g the title story, the thrilling RFID one, or the mysterious 'North Cold'. The themes cover parenthood (or lack of it), loss, and some aspect of science (usually), these elements are blended well with elegance and grace. Many are set in cold climates but the book as a whole has a warm and cheering heart.
Nov 28, 2010
Jim
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The author’s style here is variable. Some of the stories have your standard beginning, middle and end, one even runs backwards but most are slices of life, and some pretty thin slices at that, slides that she puts under her microscope for us to examine at our leisure. This is a collection of two halves and many slices. By that I mean that there are two kinds of fiction going on here, short stories with flash pieces sandwiched in between. On the whole it works but I have some doubts about the sel
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Nov 03, 2008
Sarah
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This slim volume with its stunningly photographed cover contains stories with colour, life, passion, precision and pathos. The shortest is just half a page but it packs a terrific punch. You could read the whole collection in one sitting but I recommend taking your time, allowing the stories to sink in, get under your skin and sing.
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Jan 13, 2009
Jocelyn
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I met Tania at TinHouse, before White Road was published. When I finally got my hands on a copy of this book, I was struck by the strength of the first (title) story, and have had this unexpected gem by my bedside ever since, reading a micro story here and there when the mood strikes.
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Jul 12, 2010
Jo
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Melodic & comforting - thoughts and moments in time inspired by science. Perfect : )
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Oct 01, 2011
Twodrinkscantwell
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I really loved this book and will be loathe to bookcross it on. Some of the stories are very brief (one side), some remain unfinished and some have very unusual inspiration. I loved all these things, felt a real connection to the author's writing style and feel inspired by her to try my hand at short story writing. I'll probably pass it on to a friend who's just had a baby - the pithy length of the tales mean that even she will have time to read them.
Mar 22, 2009
Elizabeth
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A book of stories inspired by scientific ideas and taking off into the most inventive realms of the imagination. Linguistic economy and wit matched with touching awareness of human vulnerability and desire. Some of the flash stories in this collection are the best and the most resonant I have ever read, while the longer stories are affecting.
Apr 04, 2011
It was fabulous. I can't ever remember reading a story that took place in Antartica, but that's where the white road is. This is a strong set of stories. I happen to love Jumpa Lahiri's collection, "Unaccustomed Earth," and the stories in Hershman's collection were as engaging as Lahiri's.
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Mar 01, 2009
annie
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I loved this book of short short lovely science meets art meets love collection.
I have written a few brief things about it on my blog forgetting the time
I have written a few brief things about it on my blog forgetting the time
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