"Months and Seasons" is the follow-up story collection to Christopher Meeks's award-winning "The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea." With a combination o...
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Jul 04, 2009
Sandra
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This is Christopher Meeks second book of short stories and I'm sorry that I haven't read his first, which was an award winning collection. I read these 11 stories through the first time for pleasure and it was that. I like them a lot. The characters here, whether humorous, tragic, or mildly absurd are likable, believable, and not always predictable. Like ordinary people, but with quirks that make them memorable. I haven't had a collection of short stories stay with me as vividly for quite some t
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Jan 19, 2012
Richard
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Rating: 2.5* of five
Predictable. Pleasant. Puffy.
A bowl of Rice Krispies has nothing on this bland little collection of stories about things that almost happen and people that almost change. Lots of phrases that pop explosively in your literary mouth as you chew on them but leave only a little milky residue on your book-tongue; eg: "She reached forward, and a spark of static electricity went from her forefinger to his. It startled him, and he realized the ember of energy More...
Predictable. Pleasant. Puffy.
A bowl of Rice Krispies has nothing on this bland little collection of stories about things that almost happen and people that almost change. Lots of phrases that pop explosively in your literary mouth as you chew on them but leave only a little milky residue on your book-tongue; eg: "She reached forward, and a spark of static electricity went from her forefinger to his. It startled him, and he realized the ember of energy More...
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Jan 31, 2009
Grady
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Christopher Meeks: He just gets better and better
For those readers fortunate enough to have read Christopher Meeks' first short story collection - THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN AND THE SEA - and discovered the idiosyncrasies of Meeks' writing style and content, rest assured that this new collection - MONTHS AND SEASONS - not only will not disappoint, but also it will provide further proof that we have a superior writer of the genre in our presence! Meeks is an observer of the human More...
For those readers fortunate enough to have read Christopher Meeks' first short story collection - THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN AND THE SEA - and discovered the idiosyncrasies of Meeks' writing style and content, rest assured that this new collection - MONTHS AND SEASONS - not only will not disappoint, but also it will provide further proof that we have a superior writer of the genre in our presence! Meeks is an observer of the human More...
Jan 16, 2009
Heather
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Months and Seasons, the second short story collection from Christoper Meeks, is a exceptionally entertaining and thought provoking offering from a gifted writer. The stories are often curious and clever, while hiding unexpected pockets of wisdom and philosophy. Through the use of an inventive method of storytelling, we meet people who struggle with the realities of existence in an often confusing world, trying to put the semblance of order to events that, for them, defy explanation. Here are cur
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Dec 13, 2008
Alea
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Months and Seasons is a collection of short stories. In it we meet a variety of people in different stages of life, dealing with different conflicts and life altering events. They all search for happiness for themselves and their loved ones.
Some of my favorite stories include Dracula Slinks Into The Night about a man attending a Halloween party (I really identified with this guy!), The Farms at 93rd and Broadway about a husband and wife attending a hypnotist show, The Sun Is a Billi More...
Some of my favorite stories include Dracula Slinks Into The Night about a man attending a Halloween party (I really identified with this guy!), The Farms at 93rd and Broadway about a husband and wife attending a hypnotist show, The Sun Is a Billi More...
Sep 07, 2008
Lisa
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You can read the full review at my blog.<a/>
I've been reading a lot of short story collections lately, not my usual fare, but short stories are a good way to get a sense of a writer, seeing how he or she handles a number of different plotlines, looking at the way stories develop, the way characters are presented and the patterns that emerge over the course of the book. months and seasons is very different from the recent collections I reviewed by Jhumpa Lahiri and Sana Krasiko More...
I've been reading a lot of short story collections lately, not my usual fare, but short stories are a good way to get a sense of a writer, seeing how he or she handles a number of different plotlines, looking at the way stories develop, the way characters are presented and the patterns that emerge over the course of the book. months and seasons is very different from the recent collections I reviewed by Jhumpa Lahiri and Sana Krasiko More...
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