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I am reading Peter Orner's book Am I Alone Here?: Notes on Living to Read and Reading to Live, and as I am reading, I am also reading the works he discusses. I had never heard of Breece Pancake before, so I gave his book a try. I have to admit, I just didn't love his stories, though there were sentences and paragraphs that were quite good. To be honest, I liked the authors who gave an introduction and afterward. I enjoyed their discussion of Pancake's stories more.
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This is a review of the short story "Hollow" which I read for free at "The Atlantic".
The situation feels so bleak but the lead character has hope and a moral compass. Everything is described vividly and I learned about mining practices and miner's lung. ...more
The situation feels so bleak but the lead character has hope and a moral compass. Everything is described vividly and I learned about mining practices and miner's lung. ...more
Aug 09, 2017
Curlysue
marked it as to-read
