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The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
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April 1, 2020
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May 1, 2020
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Diane Barnes
Jun 05, 2020 rated it really liked it
Well, I see it has taken me 2 months to finish this one, but I don't like to read short stories one after the other, so I parceled these out. They are all a bit surprising, taking you to places you didn't realize you were going, and her women and children are not happy creatures at all, but what a stylist she is. Her sentences are works of art. Enjoyable and worth reading. ...more
Lauren
Aug 09, 2024 rated it it was amazing
This was a perfect collection of disturbing and edgy short stories, mostly populated by girls/women who don't quite fit into the world around them. I limited myself to a story or two a day, and spread the read out. Outstanding. ...more
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