false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170347047m/47400.jpg 47400 13 <p> Each of the twenty-two tales in this enchanting collection is a surprise and a delight, melding the poignant and the possible with the outrageous, the magical, and, sometimes, the eerily haunting. Wolf men, dolphin women, defiant old ladies, and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear -- in <i>Jigs & Reels</i> the miraculous goes hand in hand with the mundane, the sour with the sweet, and the beautiful, the grotesque, the seductive, and the disturbing are never more than one step away. Whether she's exploring the myth of beauty, the pain of infidelity, or the wonder of late-life romance, Joanne Harris once again proves herself a master of the storyteller's trade. </p> 2829612 1999 Jigs & Reels: Stories (P.S.) total:284|5:47|4:87|3:100|2:38|1:12| 284 971 426 38 2 1 false false Fri Jun 13 12:05:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 12:06:39 -0700 2008 exact same “did you see what I did there?” move. (The horribly shallow subject of the tale—is actually a child! W...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Aug 28 14:36:59 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 12:22:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 05 04:43:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 03:59:28 -0800 2009
"Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear. In these twenty-two short stories from the author of HOLY FOOLS and FIVE QUARTE...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 20:18:12 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 16:52:04 -0700 2009 "Chocolat" could write such memorable and darkly haunting stories? She describes short stories to be something that "can startle, ignite, illuminate. It is often troubling, often frig...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 20:21:32 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 01:26:38 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 20:21:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:07:43 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:17:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 15 07:04:36 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 07:29:47 -0800 2008
"[It's] the difference between stories that are diminished because you know what's coming and stories that are enhanced because you know" was a quote that went through my mind repeatedly while I read this. I'm happy predicting/knowing ho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:11:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 23:41:55 -0700 2009 Her prose is evocative, her characters more real and emtional than in some of her books and her Sci-Fi made me wish for a complete novel.

That said, as short stories these are very powerful, m...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:47:32 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 00:50:12 -0700 2009 This is the first of Harris'book that I've finished so far. I mi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 05:06:33 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 05:07:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 28 06:37:32 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 06:38:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 09:55:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 06:30:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 03 11:11:56 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 11:13:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 22 09:16:08 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 10:37:38 -0800 2009 Faith and Hope Go Shopping) was brillliant, and thoroughly worth the price of the book. Pairing two nursing home residents with a quest for red Jimmy Choo's...oh my word! I was less enchanted with some of the others, but it is always interesting to see how a favorite a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 10:18:09 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 10:20:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 07:51:26 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 05:13:19 -0700 2008 This books is quite different from the others by her, it's a collection of smalll ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 10:14:56 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 01 10:17:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 19:29:55 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 23:24:19 -0700 2009
Having been a fan of Harris since I first started reading her, I thought I would like Jigs and Reels even though short stories aren't my especial favourite reading material. But I never thought I would appreciate every story, with some s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 25 16:00:53 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 12 20:07:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 19:25:57 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 19:28:16 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=47400