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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The comparisons to Kafka and Borges are right on - Can Xue's stories are indeed bizarre, often meriting a second reading, but they are enthralling. This book is highly recommended, as are her other two.
Published on November 28, 1999 by C. Fountain
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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A matter of style
Lisa Michaels, from The New York Times Book Review, hits it right on the nose: "Reading Can Xue's fiction is like running downhill in the dark; you've got momentum, but you don't know where you're headed.... the stories in The Embroidered Shoes describe strange, disordered worlds where people speak in riddles and time and setting are as fickle as the wind." If this...
Published on February 12, 2001 by Manola Sommerfeld
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Embroidered Shoes: Stories (Hardcover)
The comparisons to Kafka and Borges are right on - Can Xue's stories are indeed bizarre, often meriting a second reading, but they are enthralling. This book is highly recommended, as are her other two.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A matter of style,
By Manola Sommerfeld (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Embroidered Shoes: Stories (Hardcover)
Lisa Michaels, from The New York Times Book Review, hits it right on the nose: "Reading Can Xue's fiction is like running downhill in the dark; you've got momentum, but you don't know where you're headed.... the stories in The Embroidered Shoes describe strange, disordered worlds where people speak in riddles and time and setting are as fickle as the wind." If this is a style you enjoy, then go for it. To me, it was a very hard, dissatisfying read. As a reader, i prefer to have more structure and more guidance from the author. I found Can Xue's stories disjointed and poorly integrated. Please beware... |
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The Embroidered Shoes: Stories by Ts?an-hsüeh (Hardcover - Sept. 1997)
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