Buttered Side Down - Short Stories by Edna Ferber [Paperback]

Edna Ferber (Author), Robert Banis (Editor)

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Publication Date: October 1, 2000

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Banis & Assocs (October 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1888725435
• ISBN-13: 978-1888725438
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,254,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth trying, July 15, 2010

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This review is from: Buttered Side Down: Stories (Kindle Edition)

In the words of the 1912 Book Review Digest, this consists of "A dozen stories of breadwinners, women chiefly, whose bread invariably falls with the buttered side down." There's humor here, and now-fascinating descriptions of the details of everyday life of the time. But all is not sweetness and light. Some of the stories seem to end abruptly, leaving me wondering what the point was. Others end in infuriating ways; there aren't a lot of happy endings here. In fact, the last story is absolutely dark. The theme seems to be, as one of Ferber's characters says, "Most of us are where we are because we belong there, and if we didn't, we wouldn't be." A much different outlook on life than we have now, where there's such an emphasis on improving oneself, and upward mobility.

Despite my seeming complaints about these stories, I will be reading more Edna Ferber because, although infuriating, the characters, descriptions and stories are just plain interesting.

Now to the nitty-gritty. I read the free Kindle version, ASIN B002RKSYNG, that shows a publication date of March 17, 2006. There is an active Table of Contents and the formatting for the most parts seems fine to me. There are a typo or two, but no worse than the current books I've bought so far. I don't see any reason to pay for this one unless the The Works: Edna Ferber gets good reviews; then it might be worth spending the money for convenience sake. (No reviews for that collection yet, as of this writing.)

4.0 out of 5 stars Great short stories., January 1, 2012

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This review is from: Buttered Side Down: Stories (Kindle Edition)

Thoroughly enjoyed these stories, which left me wanting to read more from Edna Ferber. To think she started writing over 100 years ago, is amazing. For a longer, more detailed story line, one should also read "Fanny Herself." You won't regret committing to reading this book. My only hope is that we get her entire collection on Kindle!