Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable offering of stories over its seventy-seven...
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Jan 31, 2011
Tiny Pants
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I know. A year plus later, I finally picked up and finished this collection. I think after reading that Amy Bloom book, I thought, you know what, I can still read literary fiction. Finishing this made me remember though that I just don't enjoy it the way I used to. In fact, I'm not sure what I used to enjoy about it so much.
Did I just used to enjoy misery a lot more? Or at least, reading about the misery of others? Lord knows it wasn't reading about Montana that I enjoyed. Note to l More...
Did I just used to enjoy misery a lot more? Or at least, reading about the misery of others? Lord knows it wasn't reading about Montana that I enjoyed. Note to l More...
Dec 12, 2008
Jamie
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The first short story, the winner, was absolutely amazing. I want the whole world to read it, but since most of my close friends at the time were either pregnant or had new babies, I decided that particular story was probably a bad idea. Maybe I'll recommend it to them all next year. Unfortunately, I wasn't as thrilled with the rest of the stories, and in fact it became really tough for me to finish this book. I didn't care enough to want to pick it up after it had been put down.
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