Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories

by John Klima
Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
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17 ratings, 3.53 average rating, 7 reviews (more data...)
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published
May 1st 2007 by Spectra

binding
Paperback, 448 pages

isbn
0553384333    (isbn13: 9780553384338)

description
For most of us, these prizewinning spelling bee words would be difficult to pronounce, let alone spell. We asked twenty-one of today’s most talented ...more




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Alison
02/05/08
Alison rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: short-stories
Read in March, 2008
I enjoyed this a lot. The premise is very cool - each story was inspired by a word that was the winning word in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in recent years. I don't know if it was because of the oddness of the words, or if it's just the types of things these authors write, but the stories were really strange and wonderful -- exactly what I like to see in short stories. The kind of thing where sometimes you're not sure if you know what's going on, and you have to piece it together as you re...more
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Sazel
03/22/09
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Read in March, 2009
Collection of short stories. Each story is based around a single word. Unusual concept.
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rivka
04/28/08
rivka marked it as to-read

One of these shorts is nominated for a Hugo, and can be read here. Not only is the story marvelous, it made me want to read the entire collection!
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Tania
03/08/08
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Read in April, 2008
My review is up on The Short Review at http://www.theshortreview.com/reviews/Lo... along with more reviews of short story collections and anthologies.
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Gayle
03/18/08
Gayle rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting collection of imaginative stories, especially enjoyable for those of us who appreciate the history and meanings of individual words.
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Trey Wren
03/27/08
Trey Wren rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2007
Some hit or miss but the story by Tim Pratt, "From Around Here" is worth the price of admission.
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Elana
04/29/09
Elana rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in June, 2009
one of the most creative books i've ever read.
splendid!!!
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06/22/09
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Liviu
04/13/09
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s.j.
02/21/09
s.j. rated it: 4 of 5 stars

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