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Dance of the Happy Shades
Dance of the Happy Shades
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Natalie
Dec 29, 2023 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, classics
Rating 3.5. I've had this book on my shelf for years so when I saw it's a book of the month for one of my book clubs, I eagerly picked it up. But instead of finding beautiful prose and interesting twists, the stories seemed just straight forward, slice of life tales. Some are somewhat upbeat but many have a sad tone. The prose is clear and spare, but not spectacular.
The running theme for the stories seems to be young women in awkward or difficult positions. We meet a lonely salesman and his daug ...more
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Manybooks
Dec 30, 2009 marked it as to-read
Elena
Feb 10, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, short-stories, nobel-prize, canada
Darkpandora
Jan 24, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: studies, literature, own
Megan the Vegan
May 09, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kathy E
Feb 17, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, set-canada
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Nov 07, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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