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Les Amours De Lola: Nouvelles (2010)

by Amanda Eyre Ward(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2283024285 (ISBN13: 9782283024287)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Buchet/Chastel

review 1: I loved that so many of the characters were going through various stages of relationships and motherhood, and the humor and light touch Amanda Eyre Ward uses is remarkable. One of my favorite stories was The Stars are Bright in Texas, maybe because I've lost a baby, maybe because it has elements of that in the story without allowing itself to be melodramatic. Some of the male characters in the book are really harsh (Lola's dad is SUCH an asshole) and I was disappointed initially when I realized half the book was stories about the same person-I just finished a book of short stories about one person recently and I was ready for a fresh start with each new story I turned to. However, I didn't mind the Lola stories. Really looking forward to reading more of this author's ... morework.
review 2: One of the best collections of short stories that I've read in a long time. Mostly about young couples starting out together, Part 2 is all interwoven stories about the same character. A quick read, Ward has crafted each story so well that it feels complete and conclusive. A true gem. One small criticism though. There is one story in this collection that perpetuates the misconception that you can just be a librarian without going to school for it. For those of us that have worked through a Master's degree in order to become librarians (and many of us that have the student loans to attest to this) this is pretty insulting. less

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