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Dumped

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Will Self. Raymond Carver. Dorothy Parker. Roald Dahl. OMG could we get a better collection of the best writers ever! I was reticent about the book's topic - relationship meltdown - but it's not a downer at all. It's a hoot! My absolute favorite writers are Carver, Parker and Dahl so I new from the get go that this book would be a good read. Then to discover the inclusion of Will Self, whose name I'd oft heard but who I'd never read, was a treat. Another plus - I found a whole bag of cool writers to add to my favorites list: Self, Almond, Angguish. This book rocks!!

Nothing says "hell hath no fury" quite like this wonderful and literary collection of short stories. Dumped is a brokenhearted person's legacy. After all, the stories illustrate the pain, anguish and vengeful feelings that people experience after being chucked. They also address various ways in which romantic relationships deteriorate. But the aforementioned things are done with earnest humor and bittersweet language. The authors -- Saul Bellow, Alice Munro, Lorrie Moore, Dorothy Parker, Raymond Carver, etc -- are second to none. My favorite story is Roald Dahl's "Lamb to Slaughter." Said story spoke to me. I recommend this wonderful effort to anyone who's ever been "dumped." In other words, I recommend this to everyone.

Dumped is a great book to read if you have just been dumped or if you are still hurting from a dump in the past....The stories are really sad but they are enjoyable to read....it is nice to read that these characters are going through the same emotions that i am going through right now....
one of my favorite stories in the book is "lamb for a slaughter" (or something like that)....you will be surprised with the wife's reaction when her husband tells her that he is leaving her.

This anthology of stories about the end of romantic relationships made me laugh, a lot, and even made me cry. There is a wide range of authors, from famous literati such as Dorothy Parker and Tobias Wolff to relative newcomers. I loved 99% of these stories, which for an anthology is an impressive strike record. I particulalrly liked the stories by the newcomers, notably Dallas Angguish. Who is this person? His story is poignant to the point of heartbreak, and really funny. A quick search of the web finds Dallas Angguish's poetry wedsite 'Prose Machine' (members.fortunecity.com/powaboy), a bit rough around the edges design-wise but with illuminating poems similar to Sylvia Plath and Allen Ginsberg. Buy this book - it'll give your Valentine's Day teeth.