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Deer & Other Stories
by
Susan Tepper
In her debut story collection DEER, Susan Tepper takes us into the forest of her imagination, shining a light on a pack of off-kilter characters caught in unusual and compelling circumstances. Tepper is one of the most original voices in fiction I've heard in quite a while. While reading her loopy-beautiful dark narratives, I was reminded of the first time I read Denis Joh...more
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Wilderness House Press
(first published 2009)
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I've made no qualms about my lack of love for short stories. I always find them lacking in something. Susan Tepper's deer, however, is lacking in nothing. As far as collections of short stories go, Deer & Other Stories takes the cake.
Susan Tepper has an intriguing way of taking words and making them mean so much more than what they actually say. As her stories unwind, everyday situations and plain, everyday characters become exhilirating and wondrous. Each idea is a new lesson in eccentrici...more
Susan Tepper has an intriguing way of taking words and making them mean so much more than what they actually say. As her stories unwind, everyday situations and plain, everyday characters become exhilirating and wondrous. Each idea is a new lesson in eccentrici...more
This blew me away. A few of the stories were not as powerful as others, but the opening two stories opened my eyes, ears, and heart, and I was on board for the ride from that point on. Susan has a talent for finding the succinct image, the true dialogue, and quietly dramatic situations. I'm so glad I found this book. I want to write like she does when I grow up.
Certain stories resonate with imagery, imagination, and originality, such as The Grass Eye, set in Italy. The stories aren't thematically linked, but each makes reference to a deer. It makes the reader wonder with the reading of each story how Tepper will carry it off this time, a little mystery to be solved.
thought provoking + timeless. the neighbours in the story "String" could live some streets down from here:
"My neighbor without the boyfriend told me I was living dangerously.
It never occured to me that I knew how to."
will try to stick to reading one story a day, to make this book last longer
"My neighbor without the boyfriend told me I was living dangerously.
It never occured to me that I knew how to."
will try to stick to reading one story a day, to make this book last longer
Tepper's approach to voice and language in storytelling is consistent in its strength. And that shows in this collection. Great read.
Jun 07, 2012
Misti Rainwater-Lites
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