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Rambling Raconteur
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NYE in a 1950s TB ward firmly plants Yates between Hemingway and Carver.
— Jun 11, 2026 10:03AM
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Yates’ vision of Paris expatriates is far more jaundiced than that of Hemingway or Fitzgerald.
— Jun 03, 2026 02:17PM
Rambling Raconteur
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Yates builds marvelous stories around the disappointments anyone can face: children, veterans, spouses.
— Jun 02, 2026 09:29PM
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Yates builds a miniature world with each story, populating it with characters from so many different experiences, ages, and perspectives.
— May 31, 2026 10:58PM
Rambling Raconteur
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This is a brilliant collection, edgier than Cheever and more East Coast than Carver. Yates captures voice, doubt, and disappointment in perfect detail.
— May 30, 2026 12:00AM
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Jun 11, 2026 01:44PM
just read my first Yates, revolutionary road, and LOVED it! feeling "on the young side of middle age" myself! How are the short stories?
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They have that same elegiac tone as Revolutionary Road, but the characterization is not as rich as in the novel. He shows many different slices of life in the stories: children, young adults, older characters, and this paints a strong picture.
