Imbalance: An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry [Paperback]

Christine McGuigan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Easy Break, First Time Publishing (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891571001
• ISBN-13: 978-1891571008
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,531,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting, December 27, 2009

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S. Wolfe "spackola" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Imbalance: An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry (Paperback)

This is an interesting example of the form, although not all the stories work as narratives and much of the poetry seems superfluous to the project.

I suspect the uniformly rave reviews here have all been written by the same person, perhaps the author herself.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Poetry Fans, June 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Imbalance: An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry (Paperback)

Ms. Mc Guigan's work is both thought provoking and heartfelt. She captures the true view of our society like no other writer has done before. A true triumph.

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is Truth, February 4, 2001

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[e-mail] (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Imbalance: An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry (Paperback)

This fine collection of poetry and micro-stories, a form developed and mastered by the Author, offers the reader a very simple challenge: "This is truth. Can you face it?". Christine McGuigan examines the underbelly of western culture and addresses a myriad of barbed issues including the human obsession for damaging the planet, the last taboo that is mental illness,dollar worship, addictions, TV voyeurism and prostitution. The Author combines a sledgehammer honesty with genuine sensitivity for her subjects. The haiku, whilst paying due respect to tradition, is skillfully employed as a vehicle for her powerful presentation of subject. This is a unique, conscience provoking book, crafted by a blazing talent who is surely destined for high literary status.