Further Persons Imperfect

by Paul McComas (Editor)

Sixteen skilled authors. Sixteen vivid stories. Sixteen fascinating first-person characters. Sixteen singular opportunities to lose yourself deep within the life of another. Praise for the prior volume in this series, First Person "Endearing, unforgettable, skillful, engaging.... These tales ring true." Evanston RoundTable "Makes the ordinary extraordinary. Odd, lively, often funny stories...a delight to read." - fearlessbooks.com "This collection is full of humor and vitality." - f-news, School of the Art Institute of Chicago student newspaper Advance Praise for Further Persons A portion of the proceeds benefits Boys Hope/Girls Hope, a not-for-profit network of group homes for high-potential, at-risk youth. Go to www.boyshopegirlshope.org. Published with a grant from Northwestern University

168 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2007

Reviews

[Christine]

First...I don't really like compilation books of short stories. I've never really had any luck with them at all. I started out open minded, but the editor's opening was relatively brutal for me. He's soap-boxy to me, and goes on and on about from what point of view the stories are written. I mean, truly he's a proud papa sitting on all his chicks. So I skip most of the opening and move on to the stories. I read the first two and each time after I finished I felt like the book had stolen a piece of my life. So I skip ahead because I have two close friends that are published in the book, and this was the real reason I wanted to pick up the book. So I read one that was an excerpt from a bigger story and it felt like that's exactly what it was. On the positive, if that bigger story is ever published, I would definitely want to read it, the characters and the story line were very enjoyable. There was no development and no closure though, so I felt like I was watching Once More With Feeling without having seen anything else of the series...hardly the fault of the author. My other friend's short story was fun and truly easy to read. It was a quick story and I kept looking forward to the way it would end.

[Scott D]

And I am only half way through this which makes me a slacker!