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I am so happy. It's school vacation time, and I'm tearing through books again (after having faced a drought almost the entire year). This one probably warrants a much more leisurely pace than I've adopted with it.
There are 10 short stories in this collection, and my favourite is, predictably, 'Fiction', which is about a couple whose marriage falls apart. Not much time is spent on the disintegration though; more surprising is the inclusion of the plot of a story written by the daughter of the int ...more
There are 10 short stories in this collection, and my favourite is, predictably, 'Fiction', which is about a couple whose marriage falls apart. Not much time is spent on the disintegration though; more surprising is the inclusion of the plot of a story written by the daughter of the int ...more
I read all of these stories back to back, which was probably a mistake. They are beautifully written, but most were really sad! Overall, a wonderful series of stories but if you want to avoid feeling gloomy, I'd read them in between other books or stories.
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Some stories are better than others.
I do recommand
Some stories are better than others.
An nice collection of short stories. The title story dragged for me. Some of the others, particularly Face were excellent.
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