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Someday This Will Be Funny (2011)

by Lynne Tillman(Favorite Author)

3.16 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1935869000 (ISBN13: 9781935869009)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Red Lemonade/Cursor

review 1: Tillman's work initially struck me as dry, abstract, and lacking in emotion, particularly in the very short pieces or the ones which had famous people at their center, but there are three masterpieces in the middle of the collection that were pure genius and made me recognize that the dry style only amplified the sense of emotional disconnection felt by the characters. Tillman is an exceptionally gifted writer who is breaking new stylistic ground. The collection has uneven moments, but it is deeply unsettling and moving in the end and a work of a great talent.
review 2: Lynne Tillman places together a variety of stories about loss and heartache, grouping them under a title encouraging laughter in the face of sadness. The collection is a mixed bag of good, bad, ... moreand indifferent. One tale laments the disappearance of a dove's nest outside her window, another shares a final tale of freindship before it fall apart. Marvin Gaye attempts a collaboration with John Lennon, and the author herself offers a poignant letter to an old flame. Overall, not quite my cup of tea - but a nice read nonetheless. less

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