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10 ratings, 3.80 average rating, 3 reviews
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published
February 1992
by Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)
binding
Hardcover, 293 pages
isbn
0374280681
(isbn13: 9780374280680)
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Read in September, 2007
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meg
These stories are pretty good, and people can relate to them. Most of us have moved to New York City at some point in our lives, and a good portion have confronted ourselves through encounters with dusty, silent, indigenous people/ruthless right-wing death squads in vaguely Nicaraguan-type countries. Right?
Actually, I eventually got bored with these stories. The first three were really good, the fourth was enjoyable, but after that my gnat-like attention started to wane. "The Custodian&...more
Actually, I eventually got bored with these stories. The first three were really good, the fourth was enjoyable, but after that my gnat-like attention started to wane. "The Custodian&...more
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Read in February, 2008
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Jessica
Uneven. These are stories in which I can read about more unattractive aspects of myself - aging yuppie with adult offspring and ties to NYC, first-world traveler in Latin America, etc. I really liked some of the stories, especially the title story as well as A Cautionary Tale, which reminded me a lot of my visit to Guatemala about a decade ago. Others didn't work for me, like Holy week and In the Station. Worth borrowing and reading some of the stories.
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only first story and thought it was pretty damn good. I hope to resume soon...
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