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AMY BLOOM is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, one a nominee for the National Book Award and the other a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, and numerous anthologies here and abroad. She has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Slate, and Salon, among many other publications, and has won a National Magazine Award. Her first book of nonfiction, Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude, is an exploration of the varieties of gender. A practicing psychotherapist, she lives in Connecticut and teaches at Yale University. Multiple Audie®; Award winner Barbara Rosenblat has been named a "Voice of the Twentieth Century" by AudioFile magazine. The New York Times writes,"Watch Ms. Rosenblat work...and you get the sense that even an Oscar winner might not be able to pull this off." She created the role of "Mrs. Medlock" in the Tony®; Award-winning Broadway musical The Secret Garden.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An unflinchingly honest look at relationships, December 7, 2000

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I came to know Amy Bloom in my early twenties as a subscriber to Glamour Magazine. Her column was always witty. Always insightful. Imagine my delight, when I heard her interviewed on NPR. Listening to her talk about Come to Me had me severly intrigued and I purchased it that afternoon. What a fascinating look at relationship dynamics -- I read it in a few hours. Her stories offer no apologies, only unflinching honesty. You often feel like you have happened upon people you shouldn't be overhearing as they work through their grief, anomisity, anger and fear. If you can read it with the open-mindedness Ms. Bloom intended, you will have read one of the best short story collections out there.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of short stories!, July 14, 1999

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Amy Bloom offers an insightful perspective into peoples' lives with this collection of short stories. She gives readers realistic & beautiful characters, unique plot lines, and lyrical writing. What amazed me most about this book was Ms. Bloom's willingness to expose her characters' emotions and flaws without explanation or apology. Through her wonderfully provocative writing style, Ms. Bloom allows readers to have their own reactions to her stories, and does so without judgment. Readers will appreciate the humanity in each of her characters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection, Bloom has an amazing voice!, February 5, 2005

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I found this collection by accident and didn't know what to expect. Short stories can be so good, or so bad. These stories are very good, consistently good. These are stories of people searching for something missing in their lives, well told stories with heart, soul and humor. Amy Bloom has quite a unique voice. The stories center on romantic love and family woes, but Bloom adds a spark of originality to otherwise common subject matters. My favorite stories are "Sleepwalking," "Henry and Marie," "The Sight of You," and "Semper Fidelis." If you're as enthusiastic about memorable, literary short stories as I am, then I recommend Come to Me most highly. Enjoy this collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite collection of short stories
I find myself rereading this book from time to time, and i can say every time it has something new to say. Read more

Published 10 months ago by lz24

5.0 out of 5 stars Tears and Laughter
I am transfixed by Amy Blooms writing. Why because I feel the attention she gives to every word.
In this particular collection of short stories it is not only her choice of... Read more

Published 22 months ago by Richard Schulman

1.0 out of 5 stars no accolades here
I threw this book in the trash, I was so very disappointed. Characters are flat, story lines are absurd........ Read more

Published on September 22, 2008 by V. Mccoy

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have in my book.
Striking stories. Amy Bloom is a long-standing favorite author of mine. I can still remember the first time I read "Love is Not a Pie," and how long it has stuck with me.

Published on February 16, 2008 by Ashley R. Morton

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, touching, and sometimes heartbreaking...
I have never read Amy Bloom's books before, but I have always been drawn to them on the shelf. Thirteen stories, some woven together, some not connected at all. Read more

Published on May 22, 2006 by Diane Moore

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligently written
really a 9 out of 10... I love books about people-I love people that can really write (as opposed to myself). Read more

Published on February 24, 2005 by Leah

3.0 out of 5 stars A Collection that Eventually Comes Around
I bought this book because it's always interesting to see what type of literary fiction psychoanalysts come up with. Read more

Published on August 17, 2004 by Amanda Auchter

5.0 out of 5 stars A world in each story
Having read her other books, Love Invents Us, and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You, I think "Come To Me," is Amy Bloom's finest by far. Read more

Published on March 31, 2003 by HCS

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Subject Matter
"Come to Me" is a book of short stories. Each one dealing with outrageous, extraodinary, unimaginable subject matter.
Such as... Read more

Published on October 7, 2002 by Kim Robinson

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Collection of Short Stories
Amy Bloom surpasses the majority of modern and postmodern writers in her ability to walk us along the thin line between bliss and sorrow, hope and despair, often tempting us to... Read more

Published on October 23, 2001

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In the middle of the eulogy at my mother's boring and heartbreaking funeral, I began to think about calling off the wedding. Read the first page

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