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“Many of the early stories seem simplistic to me. When I like the character, suddenly, the story is over, not to be re-visited. I guess that's the downer to short stories. I'm enjoying the writing, the quickness of getting to the point.
Kathryn H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
My favorite story is Sir Fleeting, about a woman whose mysterious "almost lover" keeps appearing in her life. It's a requirement, really, to reveal an atrocious trait about our protagonist, something that makes them human and real. Groff recognizes this, and dishes up those traits freely.
My favorite line in the book comes from Sir Fleeting: "...vista of naked trees with branches like grasping fingers, and down in the courtyard, even those floozies, the cherry trees, have turned spinsterish in the cold." Is this a foreshadowing of sexual repression or what?
I looked forward to each coming story, a little more with each one that went by....”“Having been relegated to reading academic writing throughout graduate school, I was so moved to read this excellent writing by Lauren Groff.
ock wrote this review Tuesday, June 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The stories, each so different, were sagas in their scope; whole lives were revealed. I'm not sure which stories were my favorites since all of them touched intimate places in my emotional architecture. I know I didn't like Fugue much since it was not as straightforward as the others.
The stories were powerful, I had to pause between them. Will look for Lauren Groff's past and future work.”
“Beautiful writing - a collection of stories that all have a woman or girl as the central character - but it's not maudlin, or like the "sisterhood"”
Cynthia R wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed the stories, which varied widely. My favorite story was "L. DeBard and Aliette," and I would love to see the story turned into a full novel. I loved all of the characters in that particular story and would like to read more about them. I also thought "Watershed" and "Sir Fleeting" were quite clever.”
Armenator wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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