Some Other Reality: Alice Munro's Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You

by Louis King MacKendrick

Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to

• a chronology of the author's life
• the importance of the book
• critical reception
• reading of the text
• selected list of works cited

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a critical analysis of Munro's Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You. Overall, it was interesting to see all the connections and themes that I missed, but I would have liked more discussion of Munro's narrative style (especially in some stories where the narrator seems surprised at herself; puzzled at something she just wrote).