The Sentence is a Lonely Place (17 books)

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Novels and short story collections which are either (1) mentioned in Gary Lutz's essay 'The Sentence is a Lonely Place' or (2) fit nicely into the aesthetic he lays out in the essay. More specifically: pieces of literature that pay very close attention to the sounds of the words, the consonants and vowels and the interactions between those sounds on the sentence level.

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1	The Tunnel by William H. Gass 4.07 avg rating — 2,046 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Day, a Night, Another Day, Summer by Christine Schutt (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Stories in the Worst Way by Garielle Lutz 4.07 avg rating — 947 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Scorch Atlas by Blake Butler 3.61 avg rating — 1,538 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Partial List of People to Bleach by Garielle Lutz 4.08 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Fat Skeletons by Ursule Molinaro 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Bird by Noy Holland (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Nightwork by Christine Schutt (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Florida by Christine Schutt (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Marsupial: Our Mother for the Time Being by in8 iD (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Prosperous Friends by Christine Schutt (Goodreads Author) 3.03 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Speaking to Skull Kings and Other Stories by Emily B. Cataneo (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Some Sexual Success Stories Plus Other Stories in Which God Might Choose to Appear by Diane Williams 3.92 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe by Gwendolyn Kiste (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 603 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Collected Stories of Diane Williams by Diane Williams 3.92 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Venus Drive by Sam Lipsyte (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,136 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	What I Know So Far: Stories by Gordon Lish 3.53 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars