Stories V! [Paperback]

Scott McClanahan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 2011

The final installment of Scott McClanahan's collections of short stories, following Stories and Stories II.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Scott McClanahan is the author of STORIES and STORIES II (published by Six Gallery Press). He lives and works in West Virginia. You can watch the films of Holler Presents at hollerpresents.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Holler Presents (March 29, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0983258961
• ISBN-13: 978-0983258964
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott McClanahan is the author of STORIES, STORIES II (Six Gallery Press), STORIES V! (Holler Presents), THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SCOTT McCLANAHAN VOL. 1 (Lazy Fascist Press) and CRAPALACHIA: A BIOGRAPHY OF A PLACE (Two Dollar Radio). His forthcoming novel, HILL WILLIAM, is coming soon from Tyrant Books.

He lives in West Virginia, where he is co-founder of Holler Presents (hollerpresents.com), and would love to eat chicken wings with you.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes fewer words are better. March 2, 2012

By Jeremy Wade

Format:Paperback

Scott McClanahan--with an economy of words rarely utilize by younger authors--has produced a great little collection of stories. These short passages all feel honest even when unlikely (sometimes surreal) events are being presented. McClahan makes excellent use of surreal devices and an enviable level verisimilitude--often in the same story.

This is the first of McClanahan's work that I have read, and I did so because of the low price (free to borrow from Prime members and very cheap to buy for Kindle) of this collection and his upcoming appearance at Literary Death Match in Washington, DC. I will definitely be back for more. Fiction authors who produce literary work that is so relatable and so rooted in the less explored corners of society (the working class, decidedly not urbane) are hard to come by. I would compare McClanahan to Steve Almond, but there are sadly few well known authors to compare him with. McClanahan's alter ego could have embraced and reveled in the rough edges of society like Bukowski, but his character's softer edges give us a protagonist that is original and easier to relate to and root for, even when he's stealing a dirt bike. The only drawback is how quickly this collection reads, leaving you wanting more confessions, more weird tales of Rainelle, West Virginia and Razy's brood.

I look forward to seeing McClanahan's self deprecating wit and penchant for truth and confession on display in person and reading his other collections in the very near future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars the reincarnation of larry brown? March 9, 2013

By Bennyprofane

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

scott mcclanahan's writing reminds me of the late great larry brown's short stories. if you liked 'big bad love' or 'facing the music' then you'll probably like this book as well. every one of the stories in 'Stories V' is a dark, funny, blue collar masterpiece.. i can't recommend this book highly enough. i wish he'd release his early stories in kindle format so i could read those as well. thanks for writing, scott. "the world needs stories." tobias wolff wrote that.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars V is for "Virginia" July 25, 2011

By R. M. Parker

Format:Paperback

Scott McClanahan is, in a sense, a man of faith. As a writer he deals in faith like currency, giving it to the reader, expecting it in return, because Scott believes in himself, in his stories, in you and me, and he wants all of us to believe too, to read his words and see all of the truth he has been able to gather into a single page. The stories in this book showcase the smaller moments of life - fear of mortality, short-lived romantic longing, the sudden ping of regret - in a way that is all too familiar, with nearly every story in the book reading like something that happened to every single one of us. It is impossible not to relate to these stories. I can't recommend this book enough.