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Rust and Bone Paperback – January 1, 2007

by Craig Davidson (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
In steel-tipped prose, Craig Davidson conjures a savage world populated by prizefighters, gamblers, sex addicts, and a disappearing magician. Dogs fight to the death, and in desperate arenas men with broken hands slug it out in bouts that have less to do with sport than with survival. Yet the hostility of Davidson's fictional universe is tempered by the humanity he invests in his characters, by his subtle awareness of their motivation, and by his eye for telling detail. Endorsed by Bret Easton Ellis and by Chuck Palahniuk, "Rust and Bone" explores violence, masculinity and life on the most extreme of margins.'Craig Davidson is a young author who already displays the sure-footedness of a seasoned pro, and the best of these tightly balled, arrestingly visceral explorations of machismo's dark recesses uncoil with concussive power' "The Times"'Davidson writes with precision and power that's hard to ignore . . . an excellent collection'" Independent on Sunday"'Now, here's a writer who knows how to unsettle. This collection reaches in to the darkest places and is not afraid' "Herald"'This salty collection more than whets the appetite for Davidson's novel due next year' "Guardian"
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pan Macmillan
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2007
  5. Dimensions
    5.12 x 0.71 x 7.76 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0330441817
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0330441810
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Macmillan
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2007
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New Ed
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0330441817
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0330441810
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.71 x 7.76 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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Customers praise the book's outstanding collection of short stories, with one review noting how it weaves powerful tales of twisted redemption. The writing receives positive feedback, with one customer describing how the words "smack you around."

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Customers praise the narrative quality of the book, describing it as an outstanding collection of short stories, with one customer noting how it weaves powerful tales of twisted redemption.

"...The Apprentice's Guide to Modern Magic (5/5 stars, longest story in the book, great writing with a strong finish)..." Read more

"...His narratives are wise, original and thought-provoking. Recommended." Read more

"...details of these flawed lives while simultaneously weaving powerful stories of twisted redemption...." Read more

"...Very well written, thought provoking ( and well edited, which is not always the case, regretfully for us readers ) Give it a go...." Read more

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"...Craid Davidson is a great writer, I recommend this book to anyone who likes short stories that keep you on the edge of your seat!" Read more

"...grim and sad, which can be wearying after a while, but the freshness of the writing..." Read more

"...Very well written, thought provoking ( and well edited, which is not always the case, regretfully for us readers ) Give it a go...." Read more

"Fantastic, visceral writing. The first story, you can almost feel the cuts and bruises as he goes along...." Read more

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  • BJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Star Quality Short Stories.....
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2009
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    An outstanding collection of short stories!

    "Rust and Bone" is everything that it is hyped up to be, from all good reviews here on Amazon.com, to the praise on the front cover from Chuck Palahniuk (author of "Fight Club"), to the praise on the back cover from Bret Easton Ellis (author of "American Psycho).

    There are eight excellent stories in the book, a few related by the most minor factors. The story topics range from boxing, magic, dog fighting, a repo man, a basketball prodigy, a aquarium show whale rider, to a hardcore sex addict!

    the stories:

    Rust and Bone (4/5 stars)
    The Rifleman (4/5 stars)
    A Mean Utility (5/5 stars, gut wrenching stuff, an eye opener)

    Rocket Ride (5/5 stars)
    On Sleepless Roads (5/5 stars)

    Friction (5/5 stars, the story about the sex addict, this story is everything Chuck Palahniuk's book "Snuff" should have been (sorry Chuck), the only "funny" story in the book)

    Life in the Flesh (4/5 stars)

    The Apprentice's Guide to Modern Magic (5/5 stars, longest story in the book, great writing with a strong finish)

    Craid Davidson is a great writer, I recommend this book to anyone who likes short stories that keep you on the edge of your seat!
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  • MD
    4.0 out of 5 stars Truly unique stories
    Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2010
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    If you are a Denis Johnson (Jesus' Son), Thom Jones (The Pugilist At Rest) or Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) fan, I think you'll like this young Canadian's short story collection. I normally don't read through entire story collections, even those with stories I enjoy, but I couldn't stay away from this book.

    The stories are often grim and sad, which can be wearying after a while, but the freshness of the writing (Davidson is precise and colorful with language like Denis Johnson is and this makes his descriptions vivid) and the uniqueness of the tales made me return for more until I finished.

    One story is about a sea world performer who has his leg accidentally torn off by a killer whale, another is about an ex-boxer -- who'd inadvertently killed an opponent in the ring -- who now trains up-and-comers in Thailand. Yet another is about two adults who reunite with their magician father 25 years after the idiosyncratic conjurer literally disappeared from their lives during a magic show.

    Davidson's stories are about what happens to people when life doesn't work out the way they supposed it should. How do individuals handle adversity and what does the fallout feel like? This is at the heart of each of Davidson's powerful stories. His narratives are wise, original and thought-provoking. Recommended.
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  • James R. Gilligan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty and sublime
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013
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    All of the protagonists in this short story collection—from the sympathetic repo man with a conscience (“On Sleepless Roads”) to the deceptively genteel upper middle class suburbanite with a warped sense of fatherhood and canine love (“A Mean Utility”)—either suffer from some debilitating character flaw or suffer some life-altering calamity and populate a grim universe with little hope for improvement. Incredibly, whether out of sublime optimism or wildly inappropriate perceptions of reality, these characters manage to survive and rationalize their conditions. Davidson’s collection is impressive, in part, because of his uncanny ability to lay bare the grotesque details of these flawed lives while simultaneously weaving powerful stories of twisted redemption. Some sly references within a few of these stories intertwine the characters’ lives (Davidson’s Canada is a small-scale postmodern update of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County), and some of these stories are better than others. But that’s kind of like saying some chocolates in a box of Godiva are better than others—their quality varies by such a small degree that only devouring the entire box will leave you with a sense of its overall excellence.
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  • Miguel Tonnies
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2013
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    I came across this Canadian Author by pure chance and decided to give it a try.

    Brilliant, humane and profound, collection of short stories, about life and the cards it deals us and the way we cope with them.

    Very well written, thought provoking ( and well edited, which is not always the case, regretfully for us readers )

    Give it a go. Strongly recommended.
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  • Real User
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, visceral writing
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015
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    Fantastic, visceral writing. The first story, you can almost feel the cuts and bruises as he goes along. Every story is like that, the very words smack you around. Amazing.
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  • Theresae Brytus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Stories about real people in unusual circumstances.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
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    The plots from each story were believe able. The writer's prose was descriptive making the characters so real to the reader. I rarely read short stories but his writing style kept my interest.
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  • Todd J. Paglia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2015
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    Stories of surprising intensity and great characters. If you like short stories, you will like this book and then some.
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  • Donald Lee Foster
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015
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    Awesome ridiculously talented writer. Each story more inventive than the next.
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  • andy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eight outstanding Stories
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2014
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    This collection of some of Craig Davidson’s short stories was a very, very enjoyable read.

    Brilliantly descriptive prose and narratives that fit a great deal of story into just a few pages.

    I will not give any spoilers but I will say that the author doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to writing a gritty story and some readers may be upset by some of this collection.

    Inevitably in a collection of stories there will be some that are enjoyed more than others and that was the case for me. Having said that, there weren’t any that were disappointing, all had clearly defined characters and narrative and there are various and interesting subjects covered within the stories.

    If you don’t usually bother with short stories then these are some that might make you think again about them.

    Highly recommended to anyone who appreciates a well crafted story.

    It is worth mentioning that there are eight stories of which a few are what the excellent film Rust And Bone (starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts) is loosely based on.
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  • C.D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rust and Bone - raw and riveting
    Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2013
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    This collection of short stories is not only beautifully written with the nuances of raw emotions clawing to get at the surface but with characters that reflect the flawed human psyche in all its ugliness and beauty. The stories penetrate 'bone' and the angst of the fragile characters linger like powdered 'rust'. Even the comic tone of the story of the sex addict makes the reader cringe! Davidson is a fresh newly discovered Canadian talent - he continues the tradition of outstanding originality in Canadian literature!
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  • ilya
    2.0 out of 5 stars Pas terrible
    Reviewed in France on February 16, 2018
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    Je n'ai pas réussi à finir ce livre. L'anglais n'est pas bon, les histoires plutôt quelconques. Je ne recommanderais pas ce livre
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  • Courtney
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2016
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    Much shorter than I thought, but it doesn't affect this quality of the book.
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  • PEPE
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2014
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    Pithy stories
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