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One of These Things Is Not Like the Others
by
Stephanie Johnson (Goodreads Author)
Stephanie Johnson can accomplish in five hundred words what some writers can only do in five thousand: a complete arc of narrative with compelling characters struggling through the web of human frailties, entangled in passion and dependancy, love and betrayal, insight and ignorance. She does it by plucking strings of meaning that resonate far beyond the economy of the prin...more
Paperback, 174 pages
Published
July 21st 2009
by Keyhole Press
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Stephanie Johnson does it best in her collection "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others" with the shorter stories. With these, she seems to hit the mark with writing indelible truths about the human condition in such a succinct form. Most of the other longer works, although often ending at a moment of eloquence, feels unearned because not enough attention was paid on character or story. The author Jessica Treadway compares Johnson to Carver and Johnson's stories are Carver-like (although I...more
Jun 17, 2009
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Just pre-ordered and am hungry to read this one.
A captivating collection of short stories and flash fiction focused on mothers, fathers, daughters and loss.
Loved these stories. Truly amazing writer.
Great collection of very skillfully and engagingly written flash and short stories. Loved it.
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