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Matthew Lansburgh
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September 2011
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"I was so engrossed by this collection I read it over two very busy days. It’s a very rich read because we get all these complicated characters and their interrelated stories from multiple points of view over time woven together in a way that, while a"
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| The Words of Dr. L is the perfect book for our troubled times. Bender captures the off-kilter feel of what it’s like to be alive in a world that feels like it's often hurtling toward apocalypse. Her stories are insanely imaginative and thought-provok ...more | |
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| Lori Ostlund is one of America's finest writers – and a true master of the short story form. Each story in this collection is a masterpiece, showing how much can be accomplished in just a handful of pages. Many of the stories flesh out entire lives, ...more | |
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| A masterful collection - I loved the range of voices, characters and styles Kim employs in her vivid & captivating stories. Many were emotionally moving, and all were beautifully written. | |
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"I read this collection of stories while on my own in a city in which I knew no one and that I’d never before been to. Lansburgh’s characters became my companions for the day and I found in them both the farthest reaches of emotion and the strongest, "
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"A well-crafted series of interconnected short stories about a German immigrant to postwar America with boundary issues, her gay son, and her adopted Russian-born daughter. This book was a well deserved finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ F"
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"I really enjoyed Outside Is the Ocean. This collection of short stories tells the story of Stewart, a boy struggling to understand his misfit immigrant mother and his tumultuous childhood. The stories are charged with anger and disappointment, and a "
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| A gorgeous memoir - as in his previous work, Lisicky writes beautifully about the forces that shaped him. Here, he uses the lens of Joni Mitchell's work to allow us to access his development as a writer. He writes with eloquence and grace about his r ...more | |
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| A beautiful, poignant memoir about a complex family full of dark secrets. Sandy Schnakenburg tells the harrowing story of her family's housekeeper (Lee Metoyer) so well. Each of the key characters is fully realized, and the relationships between them ...more | |
