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What He's Poised To Do: Stories (2010)

by Ben Greenman(Favorite Author)
3.65 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
0061987409 (ISBN13: 9780061987403)
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English
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Harper Perennial
review 1: If you are a mushy romantic (as I am) then several of these stories will make your blood curdle. Greenman's perspective is a long way from "Love Conquers All". Nonetheless, he is a talented writer who takes on a wide range of narrative voices, and succeeds more often than he misses. The thematic tie that binds the disparate settings and voices together is the idea of correspondence, which certainly got me thinking about how the current penchant for tweeting and Facebook updating is going to change the way lovers and friends relate to one another and how relationships develop, or don't. Of course, as this collection demonstrates, a more detailed mode of correspondence is no guarantee of understanding, nor certainly of happiness. It does, however, offer an opportunity ... morefor greater revelation and insight, and, in the best of circumstances, a deeper Truth.
review 2: It's been a while since I read short stories and this reminded me why. Though these are well written and intriguing, short stories seem to leave me unsatisfied. I want more. I just start to relate to the characters and they are gone! I just kept thinking I would like a book about the characters in the story - each one was an exploration of relationships (usually male/female) and I wanted to go further. less
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catiexox
I don't know why I keep trying short stories. It's just not the right format for me.
kittu
Reading this was like watching the dog puke on my carpet.
Emmy
Best short story collection I've read in years.
ELLCEEorLC
don't ever read this on a kindle
chunyee1
galley from BEA/publisher
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