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Something Rich And Strange: Selected Stories (2014)

by Ron Rash(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0062349368 (ISBN13: 9780062349361)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Ecco

review 1: Rash's collection got my attention from the first story "Hard Times" that depicts the despair of neighbors eking out a bare existence. The often bleak Appalachian setting is as much a character as any of the characters in the stories, peopled with a late night DJ hiding a disfigured face, a boy seeking flight from his meth head parents, a convict running from his chain gang, a guitarist doomed to play Free Bird in every set at his road house gig. The stories are evocative, sad, rich and riveting.
review 2: Ron Rash is simply one of the best short story writers of our time. He completely pulls the reader in and captivates with just a few pages. Each story is so different-the only similarity is the general setting of Appalachia. True many of these stories, mos... moret really, I have read before. That did not diminish my enjoyment. It was like a well written, complex movie, one where you notice additional details with each successive viewing. Rash has a unique manner of capturing and respecting the human spirit and condition. Each of his characters are absolutely believable yet he paints the picture in so few words. less

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