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Aliens In The Prime Of Their Lives: Stories (2010)

by Brad Watson(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0393057119 (ISBN13: 9780393057119)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: I would place Brad Watson's collection of short stories under the title of speculative fiction. While many of the stories happen in our known world, they frequently take on mystical qualities--not quite magical realism, but something new, fascinated with the sort of mythology humans have created for themselves of aliens and dreams. The title story uses aliens to represent the "what ifs" of life and is utterly heartbreaking. Watson uses many different techniques and achieves giving each story its own distinct voice and style.
review 2: Okay, disclaimer: I had Brad Watson as a creative writing professor for several years back in my undergraduate days. With that in mind, this collection of short stories was a really emotional ride for me. A lot of the stories focu... mores on the disintegration of relationships, and as a guy with a divorce only three years in his past, the details in these stories and the amount of incredible poetry and sadness Watson brings to his material really hit home. There's maybe one or two stories in here that didn't quite work for me, but for the most part these are knockouts. This is a terrific collection. less

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