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The Lifeguard

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Contrary to the pretentious New York Times review that's quoted above, this is a very moving, very artful collection of short stories. Morris is able, without irony or gimmickry, to sweep the reader into the tales of her protagonists. What most of these stories deal with are the subtle transformations that occur in people as events and time impact them. She doesn't spell out the way her tales resolve themselves because she doesn't have to; her characters own actions (or, in some cases, inactions) make the conclusions very apparent to the reader even when nothing is bluntly stated. Mary Morris is a fine teller of stories and this collection is worth reading cover to cover.

This was an interesting book, from the cover and title I thought that the book would deal more with lifeguarding. I am an Aquatics Manager and have been in aquatics for 10yrs. I found the book itself very interesting. It is a book that should be read by many more people.