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Oct 27, 2008
Jason
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Why I signed Repetition Patterns.
An Apologia by Jason Pettus -- Goodreads member, CCLaP owner, and editor of this book
So before anything else, let me confess this: that even from the beginning, I have been predisposed against signing any story collections to CCLaP's new publishing program. And partly that's simply because of the oversaturation of story collections already among struggling basement presses; and partly that's just personal preference, as well as my long-time vision More...
An Apologia by Jason Pettus -- Goodreads member, CCLaP owner, and editor of this book
So before anything else, let me confess this: that even from the beginning, I have been predisposed against signing any story collections to CCLaP's new publishing program. And partly that's simply because of the oversaturation of story collections already among struggling basement presses; and partly that's just personal preference, as well as my long-time vision More...
Jun 20, 2010
Mark
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Maybe it's because I came of age in the 80's and the imagery of Repetition Patterns is right there in full-color for me, maybe it's because I'm also a young father with a son who teaches me more about real living in any given ten minutes than I learned in the entirety of my life up to his arrival, maybe it's just because Ben Tanzer is a hell of a nice guy, but for me, this book was one of the best things I've read so far this year.
To start with, I will admit that I read relatively fe More...
To start with, I will admit that I read relatively fe More...
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Nov 05, 2008
Jason
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Tanzer does it again with Repetition Patterns, a forty-page eBook that could be his best work yet. The stories are delivered from a first person point of view--except for "Life As He Had Known It"--and I liked the narrator of each. Similar to what I said about Tanzer's debut Lucky Man (Manx Media, 2007), and also feel about Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (Orange Alert Press, 2008), the characterization is what makes Repetition Patterns so enjoyable. It's hard to keep all
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Feb 16, 2010
Lori
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This book was brought to my attention by Jason Pettus, owner of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography , for which I would like to thank him. And also a big thank you to it's author, Ben Tanzer, who has been a great sport - patiently waiting for me to read and review this collection of short stories.
Are you finding it strange that, being a self professed non-fan of short stories, I am reading short story collections back to back this week? I More...
This book was brought to my attention by Jason Pettus, owner of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography , for which I would like to thank him. And also a big thank you to it's author, Ben Tanzer, who has been a great sport - patiently waiting for me to read and review this collection of short stories.
Are you finding it strange that, being a self professed non-fan of short stories, I am reading short story collections back to back this week? I More...
Jul 30, 2009
Dana
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as a 'story cycle' there is a quaint sense of foreboding and in dealing with life, wherein chaos becomes the repetition patterns and order as the wanted delusions. there are situations posed where one feels unsatisfied with life, and that of its triumph (we come to the realization that a false sense of security, is still security and when one is without either: emptiness).
one can easily get this meaning and many others tanzer is trying to communicate, the aspects of self-approval th More...
one can easily get this meaning and many others tanzer is trying to communicate, the aspects of self-approval th More...
Jun 24, 2009
Ken
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Tanzer follows up his first two novels with a an extremely well-crafted collection of stories. All of the stories are full of heart and each of the characters has an almost desperate longing for their lives to get better. The title comes across as a metaphor for the patterns that often lead to downward spirals throughout the book. In all these somewhat darker tales, the characters live and breathe -- you know them from side streets and back alleys of your own hometown. But even if you are sure o
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Aug 15, 2011
Ray
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Slice of life stories that got me engaged with the characters, enough so that I was sometimes disappointed by the seeming lack of a point to the story.
Aug 28, 2011
Mkwoa
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Excellent. Really looking forward to reading more from Tanzer (which I will start now)
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