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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely fabulous! This collection exudes greatness.
Perhaps it is because as the literary commentator for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" Cheuse reviews the finest literature in contemporary English language, that his own writing is of the same caliber. His lush use of language in his stories draws the reader in just the same way that his deep, engaging voice does on the radio. No person of...
Published on April 15, 1999
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unsympathetic characters who never learn
Characters all seem cut from the same clueless cloth (except for the title character in "Hernando Alonso"). They are unable to understand the people around them, and sex seems to be their only metaphor. By contrast, Karen Joy Fowler's stories in "Black Glass" show great variety in character, style, tone, and structure.
Published on April 7, 1999
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely fabulous! This collection exudes greatness.,
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This review is from: Lost and Old Rivers: Stories (Hardcover)
Perhaps it is because as the literary commentator for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" Cheuse reviews the finest literature in contemporary English language, that his own writing is of the same caliber. His lush use of language in his stories draws the reader in just the same way that his deep, engaging voice does on the radio. No person of literary tastes should be without this collection.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unsympathetic characters who never learn,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lost and Old Rivers: Stories (Hardcover)
Characters all seem cut from the same clueless cloth (except for the title character in "Hernando Alonso"). They are unable to understand the people around them, and sex seems to be their only metaphor. By contrast, Karen Joy Fowler's stories in "Black Glass" show great variety in character, style, tone, and structure.
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Lost and Old Rivers: Stories by Alan Cheuse (Hardcover - September 1, 1998)
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