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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
It’s hard for me to rate this because many of the short stories are 5 stars and most of the poetry. But a lot of the stories were 1 star. I think the stories I didn’t like ended up outweighing the ones I did
dark
funny
A collection of short stories, an easy read but the stories become repetitive and limited to Dorothy's own perspective on womanhood, sexism, and racism. Clothe the naked is the best story and that story on it's own is 5 stars.
Drink and dance and laugh and lie,
Love, the reeling midnight through,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)
A fabulous collection from a fabulous dame.
What with my love of the lost generation and 20's wit, it's honestly shocking I haven't experienced Dorothy Parker before this moment - and I decided to dive headfirst in with her entire collected works.
Her poetry & short stories are simply wonderful... she's so good at writing in the much neglected second-person POV, and her ability to convey so much with so little.
Love, the reeling midnight through,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)
A fabulous collection from a fabulous dame.
What with my love of the lost generation and 20's wit, it's honestly shocking I haven't experienced Dorothy Parker before this moment - and I decided to dive headfirst in with her entire collected works.
Her poetry & short stories are simply wonderful... she's so good at writing in the much neglected second-person POV, and her ability to convey so much with so little.
Interesting short stories to come back to: Horsie, Clothe the Naked, The Little Hours.
Parker is unquestionably the queen, but I prefer her in snippets. Taken as a whole the stories are too much the same, and make me want to tear my hair in frustration at the limitations placed on women's lives.
I was so surprised by this book--I never expected to read it all the way through in one go. "Portable" is a bit of a misnomer, but maybe it's so long because there's so much of her in it. That's what I got out of this book: a sense of DP as a person--smart, silly in a lot of ways (and totally embarrassed about her own inherent silliness), unhappy much of the time, but always with something to say. I loved the reviews for telling me all about what she liked and didn't like to watch and read (so much to learn about a person through his or her tastes!) and I loved the letters for being funny and friendly and gossipy.
It was like having Dorothy along with me, telling me all about it, and I was genuinely surprised and kind of bewildered to get to the end.
It was like having Dorothy along with me, telling me all about it, and I was genuinely surprised and kind of bewildered to get to the end.
kept this book on my bedside table, like an old lady with her james patterson, i’d dim the lights and read a few pages before bed. often i’d get a hundred new pages deep before realizing it was 2am. that’s the power of dorothy parker. her wit is unparalleled, her perspective is unique, and she’s written some of the most engaging content i’ve ever encountered. not a dull moment to be found in this book. i’m not, nor have ever been, one for poetry, but dorothy’s prose is one of a kind and really shifted the way i see it. gonna keep this one the bedside table and i look forward to picking it up on dull nights when i’m in need of a smile.
Oh, how I do adore Ms. Parker! Her cutting wit is stellar and light-years ahead of most writers today. If I ever wrote a book, I would've wanted Dorothy Parker to review it, good or bad. You could then count on something worth reading! This book contains verse, prose, letters, reviews and all of it is good. Some of the poetry was a little lighter fare than I care for, but there was generally a stinger or two stuck in there to remind you who was writing. She is a master of the short story and I don't think a single one disappointed.