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A. Manette Ansay (Author)

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Publisher: University of Massachusetts (1995)
Language: English
ASIN: B000HJK1E4

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author!, May 26, 2003

Kari M. Haug "kittypurrington" (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Read This and Tell Me What It Says: Stories (Paperback)

OK, I have now read pretty much everything written by A. Manette Ansay! I am hooked on her books! I have loved every single one of them, and this one is no exception. She has such a wonderful way of describing regular, down-to-earth people! I liked all the stories in this book. Sure, they may be sad or depressing, but they're written in such a wonderful way!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Read This and Weep, June 26, 2003

Barbara A. Lucius (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews

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I have read all of Ansay, and like her work alot. I never just read her work, I feel it. This collection shows that short stories are her strength. My favorites were the title story, Lies, and Spot Weaknesses. No one who's been a girl or had a daughter should miss Spot Weaknesses. It captures perfectly the pain of adolescence and the mother/daughter dance. Evolution is wonderful, too. Ansay has a way of crystalizing details and exposing emotional truths that we all intuit but rarely articulate. She manages to consistently get things "right", including the snapshots of animals which inhabit virtually all of her stories. I got this book from the library, but plan to buy it to reread and share.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I usually read a lot of nonfiction--memoirs but.., December 18, 2007

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This book was discussed on either Public Radio or Oprah had the author on to discuss this book--I can't remember. I read this book all in one day. It is a collection of stories that aren't very long but the characters have depth which allows the reader to feel like you have read a short book after each story. I shared this book with my Mom and my really good friend and they agree; it is a very good book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Slices of Rural Life, Perfectly Rendered
Among Ansay's many talents is the ability to perfectly encapsulate the experience of small town life into literate and utterly readably stories. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Read This and Weep
I have read all of Ansay, and like her work alot. I never just read her work, I feel it. This collection shows that short stories are her strength. Read more

Published on June 26, 2003 by Barbara A. Lucius

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Published on November 8, 2002 by Susan Doty

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Ansay
This is a collection of Ansay's finest work as a writer. Sadly, Ansay has abandoned the short form, but these stories represent some of the finest fiction of the late twentieth... Read more

Published on June 30, 2000 by R.B. Jones

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