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McCorkle is a natural storyteller & this collection is wonderful!
Another great short story book by Jill McCorkle. I really enjoyed how the some (maybe all if I had been paying closer attention) wove together if you were paying attention. A fairly quick read in a crazy week, but well worth the time.
While her stories are definitely well written, I didn't really enjoy this book. I just found several of the stories really depressing.
Not a bad collection of short stories. She can come across as a bit bitter in some though.
Every story here is a gem and combines humor with tragedy magnificently. "Billy Goats" (BASS), "Starlings," and "Hominids" are standouts. I love McCorkle and the entire Alongquin/Shannon Ravenel catalogue from the 1980s through early 2000s.
Jill McCorkle's third short collection follows the span of human lives and introduces readers to a host of quirky characters living in a small town in North Carolina in 1970. The themes explored in the dozen stories include the ups and downs of marriages especially the nightmare of infidelity, the fears that are associated with childhood and with old age, and the kinship that humans have with animals. A short story collection that highlights the maturity and quality of McCorkle's writing.
she's so great. read "hominids"
This was okay. I guess like a lot of short story collections, I thought some were a lot stronger than others. I did like how interwoven they were, though
Wonderful book. This is the kind of writing that I enjoy most. McCorkle has a talent for turning the mundane movements of life into rich and engaging stories. I'd say that her stories made me feel nostalgic, but when I stepped back, I was often startled to realize that I wasn't feeling nostalgic for my own past, but for my mother's past, or for my future past (if that makes any sense). I would describe her writing as smooth, thick, and warm--the kind of prose you want to snuggle into and have a
Some stories were better than others but overall, the entire book had a dark outlook. Not the best to read before bed.
