Two men meet briefly in a hospital, where both are visiting their dying fathers. They speak again just a few months later, when one of them impulsi...
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Dec 11, 2008
Greg
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I just noticed that this is her first novel. I wish I had known that when I started to read it. The novel is very uneven, there are some wonderful moments in the book, and sometimes the language, or a phrase, or a description are stunning, but overall the book falls apart. As a short story this could have been interesting. Actually as a short story this could have been really good, in a Raymond Carver way. There are parts of a characters action that can be accepted in a short story which ne
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Jul 21, 2009
Deidre
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Antonya Nelson. Talking in Bed. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1998.
I swear I read parts of this book in a collection of her short stories. Talking in Bed is a 275 page novel - it would be better as a short story.
Pages 178 / 179 I can relate to this description.
“One of [the:] most debilitating fears was that people would discover how little prepared she was to understand the world . . . She listened to the news on public radio every day, but her attention to i More...
I swear I read parts of this book in a collection of her short stories. Talking in Bed is a 275 page novel - it would be better as a short story.
Pages 178 / 179 I can relate to this description.
“One of [the:] most debilitating fears was that people would discover how little prepared she was to understand the world . . . She listened to the news on public radio every day, but her attention to i More...
Dec 26, 2011
Sally
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My favorite of the three so far. Character reminded me a lot of the guy in In Treatment. Still find these women passive and adrift. Came to like the main male narrator for mid-life crisis. Wonderful account of the excruciating aspect of the dinner party.
Nov 10, 2010
John
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Some poor construction and overwrought emotional passages. Probably more like 2.5.
Dec 31, 2009
Joanna
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I read the whole novel in a day! First time since adolescence. I think that says it all.
Dec 30, 2008
I'm a fan of Nelson's and loved getting to know the characters in this book.
Feb 29, 2008
Loreen
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I couldn't finish this one. I like her short fiction, but this novel DRAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEDDDD! There are too many books out there to spend time on a bad one.
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