In this deliciously heart-rending collection, eleven interconnected stories present women and men whose lives have been influenced by Bob Dylan and...
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Dec 03, 2009
Kori
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A memorable collection of linked stories featuring quirky, unusual characters. This was my third time through this book, having read it twice before for a fiction workshop two years ago, but I found myself being more critical of it this go-around. Since I'm studying linked collections to find a possible model for my own, I was thinking about exactly what the "link" is here. Is it thematic? Setting-based? Character driven? Maybe it's all of these, but I found myself thinking about
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Dec 20, 2009
Janet
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Stumbled upon this book of short stories when the title of one of them, "Reading Raymond Carver, Waiting for Bob Dylan" came up in a search for something else entirely. Captured by the mixing of past memories with present situations in that story, I read on and discovered a voice that really spoke to me--"charming prose, offbeat characters, and emotional depth." It doesn't hurt that she clearly has some ties to Pennsylvania, or a place she calls Northwest Pennsy-hi-o, part PA
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Jul 07, 2007
Amanda
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Even before I started reading Lately by Sara Pritchard, I've been thinking about religion. Raised Catholic but not practicing, I can't help but to feel like I'm in Limbo. Don't get me wrong, I say my rosary every day and am mindful--do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I just have been feeling a little push to do a little something more with my spiritual life. I'm just thinking about what that little something is. I don't necessarily agree with the Catholic Church on several issues
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Dec 17, 2009
Natalie
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I did truly love this book, and would have even if I didn't know Sara and didn't hear her lovely little voice in my head as I read. The stories are so fresh and original. I hardly ever use the word, but they were "delighful". That's the only word for them. Of course, the neurotic in me had to make lists of the characters in each story so I'd be able to see how they all connected, but that was fun and kept me engaged (not that I needed anything else to do that). The way these stori
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Jun 19, 2011
Emily
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I'm getting to the point where I don't like short stories. I'm unable to emotionally invest in them because I know they're brief, so it always feels like a chore to finish the collection. I just prefer novels.
Oct 08, 2009
Nikita
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the only story i truly enjoyed reading in here was "The Wonders of the World," with the girl, Faye- about her tragedy and her love and energy. really powerful
Dec 16, 2009
The writing is smooth. The storytelling is good. The characters are believable, but I couldn't bring myself to care about them. Each one of the stories left me feeling underwhelmed and a little bit pessimistic. About halfway through the book, I realized I was getting really irritated...so I moved on to another book!
Feb 11, 2008
Alison
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I finished reading this several months ago but haven't written a review because it is difficult for me to describe in a short paragraph. But I do want to say that it is stunning and memorable. Funny and heart wrenching. And so terribly honest. A wonderful read.
Oct 19, 2007
Heather
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hilarious. absurd.
Pritchard manages to bring the most ridiculous details into her short stories. It is not annoying or forced. It is simply hilarious. Check out her website, too. It is fantastic.
Pritchard manages to bring the most ridiculous details into her short stories. It is not annoying or forced. It is simply hilarious. Check out her website, too. It is fantastic.
Dec 09, 2010
Laura
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i was told this book is like alice munro meets lorrie moore meets laura schadler. in other words- ROCK-N-ROLL.
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