“Quirky, whimsical and wildly imaginative, Miranda July's new collection combines a deep well-spring of loneliness and alienation with hilarious hi-jinx and sparkling prose”
falstaff wrote this review Saturday, September 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Every character in each of these astonishing stories is as wacky and idiosyncratic as the next, from the girl who daydreams about a love relationship with the Korean man on her shared patio while he has an epileptic seizure, to the young lesbian who works at a peep show, to the man who finds true love never makes you wait. There's something real and endearing in her stories that capture the essence of what it means to be a flawed human, as we all are.”
lindakays wrote this review Friday, September 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A little spotty sometimes, but worth reading for "Something That Needs Nothing."”
emilyclaire wrote this review Thursday, September 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Well written stories. I love her movie like everyone else. But I agree with one review that I read--her characters all have pretty much the same voice.”
kuboaa wrote this review Tuesday, September 4 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I have trouble appreciating a book when I don't like the characters; I just dont find most of the protagonists in the stories likeable or relatable...I find myself speed-reading so that I can get away from these people and move onto another book (see also: A Confederacy of Dunces). I think I'd have appreciated this more if it had been read in small doses...rather than reading the full collection within 2 days.”
Amanda wrote this review Thursday, September 6 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is a great book of short stories by Miranda Judy. They are both funny and sad. The writing is great and the stories are very unique. I'd recommend this to anyone
Miranda wrote and directed the movie You, Me and Everyone We Know which was very quirky but still very good. If you like indie films, i'd recommend you check that one out”