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I think it's safe to say Nicole Krauss will never write another History of Love. Her vision of the world can no longer, it seems, accommodate the wealth of mischief characteristic of that novel. Her intelligence has become more suspicious and probing. There's something ambivalently menacing about every male in these stories. They might mean well; on the other hand they may not. You have to read the story through to the end to find out. The best three stories in this collection are brilliant. A c...
Everything Nicole Krauss writes is gold to me, including my favorite of hers Great House. Dubbed the best Jewish writer since Kafka, Krauss is highly regarded by many. When I found out about her new to me short story collection, I knew it was a must read even though I am not usually a fan of short stories. Thus the collection got neglected until the Jewish book club here on Goodreads made it one of their monthly choices. Finally I would be reading another Nicole Krauss book and hopefully not be
4.5 stars.Like every Sunday we’d been at Ye Olde Tap Room from happy hour until well past midnight. The anxieties synonymous with Monday morning were hardly a concern, especially when surviving on the steady diet of youth and love Emily and I had been devouring the previous handful of months. It was still in the early stages of our relationship when every day felt new and different, when little discoveries were made at the most unexpected times. It was also a time where we were still giving in t...
[3.7] These are challenging, melancholic stories about men and women, mostly emotionally repressed, during pivotal times in their lives. At times I had difficulty connecting with the characters. The author is often perched up high at a distance, describing their lives with contemplative coolness. Two of my favorites are about young women, on the cusp of adulthood: Switzerland, about the narrator's friend Soraya's misadventures and End Days, about a teen grappling with her parent's divorce in the...
I've had some mixed experiences with Nicole Krauss but I felt more connected to her characters in these short stories than I usually am in her novels. I had listened to her interview with Michael Silverblatt on KCRW Bookworm, but still was not prepared for how much Israel is a central location for these stories, largely Tel Aviv. It did add its own element that helped them feel more distinct. It is an interesting choice, to focus on all male characters and how they relate to the always female na...
A bit underwhelming... I wanted to read this book because:1. I always love reading collection of stories2. I loved Nicole Krauss' book The History of Love 3. I liked the title of the book. Yes... My reasons for reading a book are pretty shallow but... here we are. Honestly, I did not enjoy this collection, I felt a lot of the stories were not sharp or interesting. I particularly enjoyed Switzerland, Amour, To Be A Man but even with me enjoying them I would not say they were strong 5 star read...
A buddy read with Violet....I genuinely enjoyed each of the ten stories. A LOT!!!I hope Violet did too. We will discuss them privately together. These stories resonated with me emotionally and intellectually. It’s my 2nd favorite Nicole Krauss book next to “The History of Love”....( one of my favorite books of all times)....From the United States, Israel, Europe and Japan, ....most of the short stories are contemporary. The one that wasn’t— “Amour” —I let go into a cry. I almost couldn’t take th...
I love short story collections. It's one of my favorites way to read. This was very different. Unique doesn't do it justice. I enjoyed it, although some stories were a bit hard to get through. I like things that make me think, and this definitely did that.
Nicole Krauss is a favorite author of mine; even when Krauss's books are very flawed (like her last book, Forest Dark) they are a still a joy to read for those of us who appreciate good writing. I was so happy to find that in her new short story collection Krauss is consistently near the top of her game, and occasionally transcends what I would classify as her highs. (The Great House and History of Love are two of my favorite books, so her highs are pretty high IMO.)In TBaM Krauss repeatedly ret...