Ariel's review
The Best American Short Stories 1999 (The Best American Series)
by Amy Tan, Katrina Kenison
Ariel's review
The Best American Short Stories 1999 (The Best American Series) by Amy Tan, Katrina Kenison
Ariel's review
rating:
bookshelves:
short-stories
Noteworthy/memorable:
The Hermit's Story is one of those "man's relationship with nature" stories that manages to maintain a convincing tone of wonder and suspense throughout the story.
The Sun, The Moon, The Stars is one of my favorite stories and my first introduction to Junot Diaz. The style is raw and real, and the plot so typically human.
The 5:22 is simple, feel-good short fiction that builds character well and then shakes it up wonderfully.
The Best Girlfriend You Never Had is a rambling story about life and love in San Francisco, which is apparently a place where futures are uncertain, and self-doubt is common. But the convincing quirkiness of the characters lends authority to this tale of maturing and moving forward.
Honorable mentions:
Kansas, The Uncharted Heart, Interpreter of Maladies
The Hermit's Story is one of those "man's relationship with nature" stories that manages to maintain a convincing tone of wonder and suspense throughout the story.
The Sun, The Moon, The Stars is one of my favorite stories and my first introduction to Junot Diaz. The style is raw and real, and the plot so typically human.
The 5:22 is simple, feel-good short fiction that builds character well and then shakes it up wonderfully.
The Best Girlfriend You Never Had is a rambling story about life and love in San Francisco, which is apparently a place where futures are uncertain, and self-doubt is common. But the convincing quirkiness of the characters lends authority to this tale of maturing and moving forward.
Honorable mentions:
Kansas, The Uncharted Heart, Interpreter of Maladies
