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- Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY (1995)
- ASIN: B000OLC6IE
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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All the Rhoda Stories under One Cover,
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This review is from: Rhoda: A Life in Stories (Paperback)
Rhoda Manning is easily my favorite Gilchrist character and this book contains all the Rhoda stories from all Gilchrist's other published short story collections. That makes this the book to own for Rhoda fans, in my opinion.The author has written before how she is/is not like Rhoda, but regardless of how much Rhoda's character may be autobiographical, Rhoda sparkles and comes to life in these stories. Recommended also is "Net of Jewels", a novel starring Rhoda, but Gilchrist does much better at short stories than novels, in my opinion.
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Entertaining,
By Greta Rudolph (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rhoda: A Life in Stories (Paperback)
The first few stories in this book, which chronicle the character Rhoda as she goes through adolescence, are captivating. However, Rhoda`s character dims slightly as she enters adulthood. She gets married, divorces, and has sex; all for a couple hundred pages that aren`t particularly inspired. The last two stories, however, make up for the lapse, as we see Rhoda finally matured.Overall, I reccomend this book. It is a page turner, and the complex character of Rhoda is enchanting and memorable.
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Hemingway-ish Feel,
By Debnance at Readerbuzz (Alvin, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rhoda: A Life in Stories (Paperback)
I zipped through Rhoda yesterday and
today and ended up liking Rhoda even more than my earlier Gilchrist read, Dreamy Dreams. Linked stories, with the same main character, almost a novel but not quite, is a fun idea. Even the little discrepancies between the stories (Just how old was Rhoda when she first got married, anyway? She is said to be twenty and nineteen and seventeen in various stories) add a feeling of authenticity to the book (Do you always remember just how old you were when you got married? I sometimes tell different people different ages.) Gilchrist's writing has a Hemingway-ish feel to it, especially when she has Rhoda begin to write and when she has Rhoda fall in love. I loved Rhoda when she was a fearless child, was saddened by her in her twenties as she seemed to let life carry her along, but fell back in love with this character when she hit her fifties and began to be courageous again (I really really wanted her to meet up with the bullfighter...oh well.) Wonderful book.
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IT WAS THE SUMMER of the Broad Jump Pit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Saint John, Charles William, New Orleans, Bob Rosen, Doctor Wheeler, Rhoda Manning, Mardi Gras, May Chatevin, United States, Saint Louis, Blue Shield, Broad Jump Pit, Ernest Hemingway, Fat Tunney, Little Rock, Royal Orleans, San Antonio, Baby Doll, Casual Club, Del Rio, Jodie Myers, Sweet Shop, Billy Monday, Calvin Boulevard, John Alden Jali-Care New!
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IT WAS THE SUMMER of the Broad Jump Pit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
broad jump pit, eiderdown comforter, tequila bottle, paper drive Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saint John, Charles William, New Orleans, Bob Rosen, Doctor Wheeler, Rhoda Manning, Mardi Gras, May Chatevin, United States, Saint Louis, Blue Shield, Broad Jump Pit, Ernest Hemingway, Fat Tunney, Little Rock, Royal Orleans, San Antonio, Baby Doll, Casual Club, Del Rio, Jodie Myers, Sweet Shop, Billy Monday, Calvin Boulevard, John Alden Jali-Care New!
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- Across The River And Into The Trees by Ernest Hemingway on page 182, and page 190
- Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle by Ellen Gilchrist in Front Matter
- Below the Salt by Thomas B. Costain on page 89
- Drunk with Love: A Book of Stories by Ellen Gilchrist in Front Matter
- Net of Jewels by Ellen Gilchrist in Front Matter
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