Alligator Report contains 26 short stories.
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Masterly short story collection,
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This review is from: The Alligator Report (Paperback)
I have enjoyed works by W. P. Kinsella ever since reading "Shoeless Joe" many years ago. (I also enjoyed the movie "Field of Dreams"). It's been a while since I had a chance to read anything by Mr. Kinsella, but this collection of short stories was a wonderful return to writing by an excellent author.
When I say "short stories" I really mean "short", for many of them are only one or two pages in length. Even so, they encompass a situation or a slice of life that is complete in itself, and that is most satisfying. Perhaps the most interesting story (if I can really only select one from a group of excellent ones) is "The Alligator Report", which is constructed as if it were a college literature exam, with discussion questions after every paragraph or so. I found the entire concept hilarious, and highly recommend this book to anyone who thoroughly enjoys fine writing.
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Thought-provoking, uncomplicated, and funny,
By Daddy Wilco (Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Alligator Report (Paperback)
There are some great slice of life vignettes in this book. "The Job" was my favorite story.
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First Sentence:
I can never remember the name of the street where I live, which makes it difficult for me to give my address to the public library or the immigration authorities, not that either of them have ever asked for it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Delbert Staggers, Carleen Treble, Preacher Gore, America Shorty, Gene Autry, Trout Fishing, Pico the Rat, Talabogie County, City of Saviours, Coffin Chasers, Hastings Street, Los Angeles, Coffin Corner, Elvis Presley, Marco Ferlinghetti, East Vancouver, Foot Gore, Hurricane Zoltan, Lester Lively New!
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I can never remember the name of the street where I live, which makes it difficult for me to give my address to the public library or the immigration authorities, not that either of them have ever asked for it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alligator report Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Delbert Staggers, Carleen Treble, Preacher Gore, America Shorty, Gene Autry, Trout Fishing, Pico the Rat, Talabogie County, City of Saviours, Coffin Chasers, Hastings Street, Los Angeles, Coffin Corner, Elvis Presley, Marco Ferlinghetti, East Vancouver, Foot Gore, Hurricane Zoltan, Lester Lively New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan on page 81, and page 82
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway on page 31, and page 32
- In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan in Front Matter
- The Tokyo-Montana Express by Richard Brautigan in Front Matter
- Dreaming of Babylon by Richard Brautigan in Front Matter
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- The Iowa Baseball Confederacy: A Novel by W. P. Kinsella in Front Matter
- Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella in Front Matter
- Box Socials by W.P. Kinsella in Front Matter
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