Linda's review of No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories by Miranda July
Let me just get it out there: I'm a sucker for the short story form. I know a lot of people hate short stories because they are sort-of leaving you hanging. But I think that's precisely why I love short stories. For me, they are the art form that most closely resembles life. You get to spend time with a person as they make some choice or at some crossroad.
Miranda July is perfect in the short story. Her quirkiness comes through but you don't have to stay with her so long that it ends up all becoming annoying.
When I first read Miranda July, I thought she was the is like the white woman's answer to Haruki Murakami (with a splash of Silver Lake/Echo Park). But I think that cuts her a bit short. In many ways she's the voice of a generation. My generation. And I don't mind. I quite like what she has to say. So read it, enjoy it. My only recommendation: savor it. It's so easy to gobble up short stories.
Miranda July is perfect in the short story. Her quirkiness comes through but you don't have to stay with her so long that it ends up all becoming annoying.
When I first read Miranda July, I thought she was the is like the white woman's answer to Haruki Murakami (with a splash of Silver Lake/Echo Park). But I think that cuts her a bit short. In many ways she's the voice of a generation. My generation. And I don't mind. I quite like what she has to say. So read it, enjoy it. My only recommendation: savor it. It's so easy to gobble up short stories.
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