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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
3 reviews
dilan11's review against another edition
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have certainly read the title story in anthologies and I believe I may have read the entire book back in the 80s when it came out. I certainly didn't like it, not at all but I do recognize that Carver has a unique talent and certainly has been an influence on many writers over the last half century. I admire how his style accords with his material - raw, minimal, masculine. But all that drinking, that violence toward women, that despair was way too much for me. Also, the violent men, the accommodating women were just a bit too cliched for me much of the time. My favorite story was "After the Denim." That male character was still angry but he was older and I felt his sorrow and the woman's love for him in a way I didn't in many of the other stories.
Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
beccaellison17's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this book is just all violence
i really hate the way he writes r
this book is so sinister
i really hate the way he writes r
this book is so sinister
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, and Rape
extreme violence against women in ever single storylghrndn's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Bleak, misogynistic, violent, hopeless. Almost entirely devoid of any human connection. I guess I don't relate to middle-aged alcoholic men? Why Don't You Dance, The Bath, and the title story were the least insufferable.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence
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