Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories: And Other Stories

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Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories: And Other Stories

by Lauren Groff, Susan Ericksen (Narrator)

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Lauren Groff presents nine stories of astonishing insight and variety, each revealing a resonant drama within the life of a twentieth-century American woman.In "Sir Fleeting," a Midwestern farm girl on her honeymoon in Argentina falls into lifelong lust for a French playboy. In "Blythe," an attorney who has become a stay-at-home mother takes a night cla...more

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Mar 30, 2009

Jeanette rated it

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4.5 stars

A lot of short stories consist of 10-20 pages of foreplay followed by a big cow flop of a denouement, with nary a climax in sight. Some don't even bother with a denouement, they just end abruptly, leaving the reader with the literary equivalent of lover's nuts. I have given up on many and many a short story collection for this reason.

Happily, Lauren Groff is no tease. Her stories are thoroughly satisfying. She takes a little longer, 30-40 pages per story, an...more

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Mar 24, 2009

karen rated it

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i dont usually like stories (i think a few of my reviews start out this way - ha) but i love the way this lady writes. i was hoping after the first story that they would all take place in the same town as monsters of templeton, but no luck. theres one story i definitely need to reread, but i have a feeling i will be picking this up in the future to reread all the way through.

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May 12, 2009

Marina rated it

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Sometimes when no novel is keeping my attention I turn to my first love in reading which is the short story. When done right, a short story is magical, better than any full length read. Yet again I found a perfect short story, it's the first one I read called "L.DeBard and Aliette" and it was outstanding, mesmerizing and gave me chills thoughout and lleft me sobbing at the end. I fully recommend this collection to everyone based on this story alone. I hope Emily picks up this collect...more

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Mar 03, 2009

Stephanie rated it

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These stories were all so different from each other, yet they all seemed to have an underpinning quality of sadness to them. These are among the best short stories I have read in a while.

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Dec 29, 2011

Angela rated it

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I'm incredibly picky about what I'll read, but after her short story in The New Yorker I was hooked. It was like love at first sight with this author. Lauren Groff is easily one of the most talented writers of our time and I will read ANYTHING she writes. These stories were INCREDIBLE. I'm making all of my friends read this book immediately so that I'll have people to talk to about it.

I just opened the book so that I could list my favorite stories, but they're all wonderful! I love th...more

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Oct 12, 2011

Kimberly Faith rated it

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Laura Groff writes intimidating stories. They are often in Best American Short Story volumes and there's no questioning it. This girl can write and can teach with her writing. Her sentences are stirring and her ideas are epic. She's as at ease writing about contemporary life as the flu epidemic of 1818 or war correspondents fleeing Nazis. The fact that she covers such challenging topics in the short story form further attests to her skill. After reading this collection, I felt humbled and gratef...moreLaura Groff writes intimidating stories. They are often in Best American Short Story volumes and there's no questioning it. This girl can write and can teach with her writing. Her sentences are stirring and her ideas are epic. She's as at ease writing about contemporary life as the flu epidemic of 1818 or war correspondents fleeing Nazis. The fact that she covers such challenging topics in the short story form further attests to her skill. After reading this collection, I felt humbled and grateful. Groff is going to be an ongoing resource for a sure fire amazing read when in need.

She studied in the MFA Program at University of Wisconsin - Madison with Lorrie Moore, among others. You can see a few similarities. Groff is much more subtle with her humor but when there is an opportunity for it, she hits it everytime like a bullseye. What follows are some favorite passages but at the very end is an example of a Moore-ism that Groff may or may not have culled from studying with Moore. As a fellow MFA graduate (though NYU), I find these relics charming and there's no question that Groff is a fierce talent all her own.

"I like to think it's a happy ending, though it is the middle that haunts me."
From "Lucky Chow Fun"

"You'll remember this Spring, how, after the snow melted, the lake rose and didn't stop rising. March was soggy with rain, April drenched. In the hills, the beaver dams broke and spread diseased water into the rain-slapped lake until it was the color of a bruise. The river couldn't drain it fast enough, and roared thick and brown over the bridges, carrying the bloated bodies of unwary cows and deer down into the current toward Harrisburg. By June, our basement walls wept between the stones. Water seeped to ankle level, then to mid-calf. In the corner, the cardboard boxes weakened the broke apart, and when they did they spilled still-wrapped wedding gifs into the murk."
From "Watershed"

"...At the wake, avoiding my eye over the cold cuts (funeral meats, I thought; terrible expression)."
From "Watershed"

An example of a Lorrie Moore rub-off is her use of threes that Groff also does expertly: "Laura Ashley cabbage roses, poofy sleeves, ridiculous." (less)

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Feb 14, 2011

Rachel rated it

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I don't know what it is about short fiction that makes authors think it has to be dark or bleak or at least flat. For some reason there seems to be this belief that it's okay for a novel to be enjoyable, or pleasant and happy; it's okay for the characters in a novel to be people the reader actually likes and cares about, but in a short story, you have so little time to make it mean something, you have to be "experimental." I loved Lauren Groff's novel, The Monsters of Templeton. She da...more

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Jan 09, 2011

Ally Armistead rated it

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"Delicate Edible Birds" is one of the most enjoyable short story collections I've read in years. Lyrical, beautiful, haunting, it is one of those books whose language alone makes you slow down and savor every morsel.

The stories themselves are beautiful, too, each following the arc of female protagonists in the twentieth century. The women themselves are the "delicate edible birds" to which the title refers; the medieval ages metaphor of "byrd" (as bride...more

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Apr 21, 2009

Dawn rated it

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Shelves: short-story-collections

More hits than misses in this book of lovingly crafted short stories. The first story suffered from an identity crisis. It's about an overweight teen who's a swim team star, who lives in a small town, has an odd sister, a strange mother, and lives in a weird town where the Chinese restaurant ends up being a front for prostitution. And did I mention the eccentric, old millionaire who ends up taking an interest in the younger sister? The story felt like it was going in way too many directions ...more

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Apr 23, 2009

Judy rated it

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I've been intrigued by the reviews of The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff, so when I saw this collection of short stories I snapped it up immediately. And I'm glad that I did. This collection of nine stories is uneven, but when they work, they sing. While the settings and the subjects of the stories differ widely, there are some unifying themes. Images of water and fire infuse these stories. And the stories present a series of young girls who are forced to lose their childhood illusio...more

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Jul 13, 2009

Jake Rideout rated it

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I'm not a short story person. I prefer novels, and I actually don't think I've read a book of short stories in about 6 years (excluding the ones I read in college). I gave this one a try, though, because I loved The Monsters of Templeton and I knew that I was going to meet Lauren Groff. I am so glad I read it. Short stories are just a different reading experience, and these are like miniature novels. The characters are incredibly well-developed, and each of the nine stories has its own flavor an...more

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Aug 13, 2009

Oleg Kagan rated it

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Having been relegated to reading academic writing throughout graduate school, I was so moved to read this excellent writing by Lauren Groff.

The stories, each so different, were sagas in their scope; whole lives were revealed. I'm not sure which stories were my favorites since all of them touched intimate places in my emotional architecture. I know I didn't like Fugue much since it was not as straightforward as the others.

The stories were powerful, I had to pause between t...more

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Mar 01, 2009

Jeff rated it

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Lauren Groff is an immensely talented writer as evidenced not only in her astounding debut novel, "The Monsters of Templeton," but also in this consummately and astutely written collection of short stories. Although all of the stories have Groff’s distinctive authorial voice, they are as varied as the diverse worlds and characters they depict. Whether Groff is telling the story of an American war correspondent facing a horrific ultimatum from a Nazi sympathizer or that of a disenfranch...more

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Apr 17, 2011

Amy rated it

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Not everyone likes short stories. Not even all library students! But to me, a short story can be a beautiful tale, despite its brevity. When well-crafted, they can encapsulate deep truths, within a few pages. I found this to be true within "Delicate Edible Birds," the inaugural collection of short stories by author Lauren Groff, more famously known for her 2008 novel, "The Monsters of Templeton." Groff's nine stories are beautifully told; each very unique; and overall, a trib...moreNot everyone likes short stories. Not even all library students! But to me, a short story can be a beautiful tale, despite its brevity. When well-crafted, they can encapsulate deep truths, within a few pages. I found this to be true within "Delicate Edible Birds," the inaugural collection of short stories by author Lauren Groff, more famously known for her 2008 novel, "The Monsters of Templeton." Groff's nine stories are beautifully told; each very unique; and overall, a tribute to the intricacies and delicacies of human relationships.

As seen in "Monsters of Templeton," Groff appreciates a historical resonance. Her nine stories take place in various locales: again in Templeton; in the 1918 influenza epidemic; in a nondescript 1960s small town Americana; in an unspecified foreign dictatorship; in 1950s Argentina; and finally, in the title story, in World War II France. In several of these stories, as so strongly in "Templeton," the place becomes a character itself, molding the narrative as much as the dialogue. In the story, "Majorette," for example - one of my favorites - we see a woman's entire life, from her mother's surprise pregnancy to her own early adulthood, as she struggles to escape the doldrums of an uninspiring small town life. The town is devoid of character, as are her unsupportive parents; but in that context we love the Majorette more, desire her to catch herself and stand tall.

However, as also in Templeton, there is an undercurrent of sadness. We see a lot; we see humanity in its frailty. There are relationships dissected in each story, and nearly every one is complicated. Whether its a much older man, courting a young woman; or a grieving widow recently remarried to a tyrant; or an older female mentor and her younger female mentoree exploring their "friendship"; or a newlywed couple whose happiness abruptly ends - there is a harsh realism that overshadows Groff's romanticism. Additionally, nearly every tale seems focused on the female's perspective; and the woman, while eventually often triumphant personally and/or relationally, is overcoming some new or past obstacle. Groff seems to espouse: love is not simple. And we shouldn't make it out to be. Especially as happy, nicely-packaged endings, while abundant in modern literature and film, is sharply misleading to the human experience.

Not every story hits the spot - "Fugue" was a stretch for me; its multiple characters and story lines quite hard to follow. But my very favorite story of Groff's is the final, "Delicate Edible Birds." We follow a story of Allied World War II journalists, making their way through newly-conquered France. They are fighting not only themselves - their own horrors and homesickness and nightmares from the war - but also their "incestuous" relationships with the only female of the group, Bern. It is an intriguing look into a female's right to love freely and the men she affects; but the repercussions of her free choices cause a greater problem than male jealousy. While most of Groff's "Delicate Birds" deserve a second look, this one's an unsettling story that may especially stick with you.

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Feb 26, 2011

Jennifer Spiegel added it · review of another edition

I really like this book. First, there’s the title. Then, there are the stories. The title is somehow tender and savage at the same time. The stories got me. One after the other.

Before my two or three readers gasp, “But she LIKES everything,” let me tell you: It’s Not True. I’m still trying to figure out the politics, if you will, of the book review. Don’t say anything if you don’t have anything nice to say? Never give a bad review? So what good is a review if it’s no review...moreI really like this book. First, there’s the title. Then, there are the stories. The title is somehow tender and savage at the same time. The stories got me. One after the other.

Before my two or three readers gasp, “But she LIKES everything,” let me tell you: It’s Not True. I’m still trying to figure out the politics, if you will, of the book review. Don’t say anything if you don’t have anything nice to say? Never give a bad review? So what good is a review if it’s no review at all?

I don’t know the answer to these questions. I do know that I’m talking about this one because I liked it. I guess I’d say that the stories were about the plight of the modern and contemporary heterosexual woman who is often a wife and mother. How normal. How non-alternative. I suppose that not everyone relates to them—but my guess is that everyone could. The beauty of fiction is finding the universal—what is applicable to all humans regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, background, etc.—in the particular. Right? So, these stories were particularly about women but they weren’t just for women. (I mentioned this elsewhere—in my review of Benjamin Percy’s REFRESH, REFRESH, stories that sounded like they came from a man but stories for everyone.)

I would say the emotional impact of this book was immense because of this universality. In “Watershed,” the way a woman who is well-versed in contemporary mores on love and life negotiates marriage in an unexciting town really hit me hard. In “Sir Fleeting,” unrequited love that ignites in Buenos Aires under a shroud of butterflies (Groff uses the word “fritillated” in this one) is exposed as something less than magical. What happens when, over the course of one’s life, one keeps running into that mysterious object of affection? What happens when, over that long life, the love is never realized sexually despite being pregnant with sexual passion? What happens when, after the life has been lived, there is a moment when romantic idealism is knocked hard against the truth? What does it mean for that life lived in the shadow of such idealism? In the title story, not-so-hardened war reporters during the Nazi invasion of France—a woman among them!—make choices that are deceptively simple but truly define their understanding of dignity. In others, housewives thrash about in performance pieces, little girls grow up under the auspices of feminine wiles, and there’s even a castration (though you shouldn’t think it’s part of some feminist victory dance—it’s not and Groff paints a compelling tragedy).

In addition to the emotional impact of the universality of these stories (how do you like that phrase?), I also found myself marking passages with lovely prose. The baby’s “cockleshell ears” in “Majorette” stopped me in their loveliness. A quick descriptive comment in “Sir Fleeting” labeling cherry trees in the winter in Central Park as “those floozies” was only one example among many of Groff’s dexterous uses of language. This was great reading.

Also, I should note that Groff plays around, successfully, with perspective—in such a way that it doesn’t feel much like playing; it’s not indecipherable, but it’s natural.
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Jan 01, 2010

Halle rated it

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I picked up this book because of its beautiful cover, and the fact that the writer is a woman from the mid-west.

My favorite story was "Blythe," about a stay-at-home mother taking a night class in poetry where she meets her new best friend-- a crazy, charismatic female artist.

Other than Blythe, I had a hard time getting into most of the stories. And because the stores are unrelated without a central theme, I found transitioning to be choppy and uncomfortable.
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Oct 13, 2009

Christine rated it

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I've never read "Monsters at Templeton," apparently Groff's masterpiece with rave reviews posted everywhere by some mighty minds. But I picked up "Delicate, Edible Birds" at the library during a bird phase, where I blindly gathered only books with nature-driven artwork. I returned home to find three bird covers, one butterfly cover and one tree with a bird cover. Odd but true.

Anyway, I hadn't realized the book was a compilation of stories, something normally unapp...more

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Jun 27, 2009

nicole rated it

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this is one of those reads where you race through the first 80%, staying up so late until you finally finish "l. debard and aliette", having your heart break over the tiniest details in "watershed", you get stuck at "sir fleeting" and the whole book seems to drag because you had the audacity to put it down to pursue other things in life, like taking walks at lunch or watching michael jackson videos. but then you finish the final story in one sitting and toss the boo...more

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Oct 21, 2010

Jessica rated it

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I may have been living under some kind of rock, but I’d never heard of Lauren Groff before I received a review copy of her short story collection, Delicate Edible Birds. I have now made it my mission to track down everything on her back list and to watch for all forth coming works. Because these nine stories are treasures, every one.

“Lucky Chow Fun” – the fate of the servers at the new Chinese restaurant in the fictional town of Templeton say a lot about the inhabitants of the town.
...moreI may have been living under some kind of rock, but I’d never heard of Lauren Groff before I received a review copy of her short story collection, Delicate Edible Birds. I have now made it my mission to track down everything on her back list and to watch for all forth coming works. Because these nine stories are treasures, every one.

“Lucky Chow Fun” – the fate of the servers at the new Chinese restaurant in the fictional town of Templeton say a lot about the inhabitants of the town.

“L DeBard and Aliette” – this haunting story takes place during the 1918 influenza epidemic and concerns the love story of two champion swimmers, L. DeBard and Aliette.

“Majorette” – in this story, a little girl suffers a rather horrible childhood and comes of age, making something different of herself.

“Blythe” – The title character sucks Harriet into a decades-long co-dependent relationship where Blythe takes and Harriet gives, to the detriment of her other relationships.

"The Wife of the Dictator” – the wives of the ambassadors to a foreign country watch with little sympathy as the fate of the unlikely wife of the dictator plays out.

“Watershed” – a wedding changes a not-so-very-young woman’s life, for the better and then for the worse.

“Sir Fleeting” – one woman recounts her life-long flirtation with a man named Ancel de Chair.

“Fugue” – the owners and guests of a small and rather deserted inn are not quite what they seem.

“Delicate Edible Birds” – this titular story tells the tale of Bernice “Bern”, a war correspondent, and her fellow, male, correspondent evacuees from the German invasion of Paris.

Okay, the descriptions DO NOT do these stories justice. You’ll just need to read them, as they are . . . captivating. Each story is clever, well-written, and interesting. To the very end. I’m was somewhat hesitant to start this book as, even if I like a few stories, I generally have to force myself through an entire collection. But in Delicate Edible Birds, as each story concluded, I found myself wishing, in a good way, that there was more about those characters. Then, as I started up the next story in the collection, I found myself equally enthralled with the new story and new batch of characters. This is a collection that I will keep and reread every story from time to time. There are not many collections I can say that about. Get it. Read it!(less)

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Apr 10, 2009

Maggie rated it

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As you may or may not recall, I had fairly mixed emotions about Lauren Groff's first novel, The Monsters of Templeton. In a nutshell, I could tell that she was capable of writing some beautiful stuff, but several elements of the book grated on my nerves and very nearly ruined the experience for me. So, although Groff wasn't really an author I felt too terribly excited about, I'm a sucker for short stories, birds, and impossibly pretty book covers, so I thought I'd give her another chance to wow ...moreAs you may or may not recall, I had fairly mixed emotions about Lauren Groff's first novel, The Monsters of Templeton. In a nutshell, I could tell that she was capable of writing some beautiful stuff, but several elements of the book grated on my nerves and very nearly ruined the experience for me. So, although Groff wasn't really an author I felt too terribly excited about, I'm a sucker for short stories, birds, and impossibly pretty book covers, so I thought I'd give her another chance to wow me. And you know what? This time, I think she did.

The nine stories in this collection are set in wildly different times and locations, but are linked together by motifs of love, sex, violence, crime and, yes - birds. The dichotomy of men and women features heavily, and the female protagonists - many of whom are victimized by the men in their lives - are also strong, accomplished women. In fact, it's the characters Groff creates that makes this such a strong collection. It's a common criticism that short stories are too narrow a space to truly develop a character, but Groff's women are so well formed she makes it look easy, and the stories she builds around them are engrossing, moving, and written with an elegant hand.

In "Lucky Chow Fun" an idyllic small town is rocked with the discovery that its lone Chinese restaurant is actually a front for a brothel operating with young, enslaved Chinese girls. "L.DeBard and Aliette" is the ill-fated love story of Aliette, a girl recovering from polio, and L. DeBard, a former Olympic swimmer turned personal trainer, who fall in love against the background of a devastating flu epidemic raging through the early 20th Century. "Blythe" is a haunting story of two friends, art, and madness, and in the title story, five reporters traveling through France during WWII unwittingly seek shelter in a Nazi home. And although these four stood out as my favorites among the nine, each of the stories delivered.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this book is more than just a pretty face and that Groff really is a truly talented writer. I may have traded my copy of The Monsters of Templeton away, but Delicate Edible Birds is a keeper. (And not just because it looks gorgeous on my bedside table.)(less)

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Aug 31, 2009

Renee rated it

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Alright, once again I'm going to review a book based very strongly on what I personally prefer--which we all do to some extent, but this one sorta takes the cake for being nitpicky. But, I've been on a short story kick recently so I've had a lot to compare this book to, and this is why I gave it an unfavorable rating.

1. Groff's short stories cover a lot of time. She'll take you from the day somebody is born until the day they die. What happens, then, is that the stories become these ...more

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Jun 02, 2010

Lady Feral rated it

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Shelves: story-collections, books-i-own, 2010, favorites, 2011

I almost feel trigger happy with my five star ratings lately, but what the hell, if something moves me, the author deserves credit.

Where some story collections, (think Miranda July's No One Belongs Here More Than You) are dull, similar pieces with nothing memorable, Lauren Groff somehow manages to built a complete world. In her way, she can tell a story that goes from two, three generations through and still feels like you've read a novel in only 30 pages.
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Aug 05, 2011

Melanie rated it

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“Monsters of Templeton” might just be one of my favorite books, so I was looking forward to picking up Groff’s collection of short stories. Overall, I am not usually a fan of the short story format, but found this collection to be satisfying and cohesive- each story seemed fully developed. I loved "Sir Fleeting" and “Blythe”, but was a little disappointed in the title story which ended the collection. Overall, I love this writer and can’t wait to see what is published next!

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May 01, 2009

Kerfe rated it

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An uneven collection, but there are some lovely stories here. At times, particularly in the first stories of the collection, the women and their situations seem forced and too contrived. But more often, especially in the later stories, Groff writes revealingly from the heart of the characters, which gives them urgency and life. I was particularly taken by "Watershed" and the uncertainty and truth of its "no ending, no neatness".

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Aug 01, 2009

Renee rated it

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I loved this book; at times the stories felt like the ebb and flow of water, pulling in and then pushing back all at the same time.
Delicate Edible Birds is a collection of nine short stories that deal with the intimate details of women's lives in the face of adversity. They are all told by woman who are at different stages, ages, and stations in their lives. I listed to this book on audio and the reader has a superb voice and was a perfect match for the stories.

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Apr 03, 2009

Arlene Lauper rated it

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This book was a departure from what I typically enjoy reading, but I enjoy short stories...so I gave this book a whirl. This author has a wonderful talent to depict very vivid, interesting characters with all of their ugliness, personality flaws, social improprieties and shocking attractions and impulses. They find themselves in very uncomfortable and intense moments that almost makes you want to put the book down for fear of upcoming undesirable content, but you are still curious to see how t...more

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Nov 28, 2009

Laren rated it

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Shelves: fiction, short-stories

My choice of books to read is primarily plot-driven, and writing quality is a secondary concern. This is a book of short stories from the author who brought us "The Monsters of Templeton", a book I really enjoyed because it did both well. I didn't even know the plots of the stories ahead of time, so the fact that I even picked it up in the first place should tell you something. Once again, I got intersting plots, and really good writing. Really good writing. Did I mention I like h...more

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Sep 06, 2009

Andy rated it

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a collection of short stories by Lauren Grof. The title story started off improbably I thought but midway through I was hooked, it was about three reporters and a photographer escaping Paris shortly after the Nazi victory--and the deal that had to be made to secure their freedom.I actually liked two other stories even better, both were told in retrospect and I ended up feeling like I knew the narrator--and thought about the stories long after I read them

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Jun 25, 2010

Leah rated it

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Browsing the shelves of my little branch of the New York Public library, I was so excited to find another book by Lauren Groff. The 9 short stories come across as an assemblage of human emotions, with an added spice of something macabre.

I enjoyed the Monsters of Templeton and I enjoyed this.

Recommended:
Pairing the short stories with beer. You'll want to pause and reflect. So kick off your shoes and go outside, this is that book.

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Mar 09, 2009

Bill rated it

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Last year, I picked up Groff's The Monsters of Templeton after reading a blurb about it in the BOMC mailing. It was one of the most satisfying things I read last year, filled with lovable and eccentric characters, some madness, some magic, and a lot of heart. This collection, while somewhat darker overall, was also a very satisfying read. Each story focuses on a woman, sometimes in an extraordinary circumstance, sometimes in an extraordinary lifetime. Sometimes they find themselves, sometimes th...more

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Lauren Groff was born in 1978 in Cooperstown, N.Y., and grew up one block from the Baseball Hall of Fame. She graduated from Amherst College and has an MFA in fiction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in a number of journals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, Hobart, and ...more

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BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6576306-delicate-edible-birds-and-other-stories?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328774482m/6576306.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6576306-delicate-edible-birds-and-other-stories?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories: And Other Stories by Lauren Groff[/url]

Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories: And Other Stories

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