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Oct 28, 2015uncommonreader rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
There are some high points and some low points in this collection of eight short stories about dislocated people. It seems unfortunate that such a good writer does not have/use better subject matter.
Feb 12, 2015kathylou rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The writing is fine and sometimes funny. As much as I like quirky short stories, I found that most of these just didn't make much sense.
Nov 29, 2014kelliyfults rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
as biting with humor as A.M. Homes. I cringed and smiled while admiring Lorrie Moore's ability to expose human nature... devoured in one sitting!
rowanquincy
Jun 20, 2014rowanquincy rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
What a dreary book! I only made it halfway through before I gave up on it and this author.
May 04, 2014okbookgirl rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant stories by one our best contemporary writers. These contain humour and heartbreak in equal measure. Moore writes of lives that are sometimes dismaying and sometimes heartening, often within minutes. Moore is both a keen…
Apr 21, 2014
"Though the characters in the eight short stories in this collection may be struggling through troubled lives -- whether dealing with divorce or failed careers or mental illness -- they do so with humour, intelligence, and a robust sense…
ksoles
Apr 09, 2014ksoles rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Although Lorrie Moore fans will have likely already encountered many of the eight stories that comprise her latest collection (four appeared in "The New Yorker"), familiarity does not, in Moore's case, breed contempt. Her opening story,…