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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
These are not the best short stories, but rather stories by the typical canon of authors. That said, you get great stuff from Hemingway, Kafka, all the short story writers you'd expect, and a few that I had not heard of. Angus does a good enough job of picking stories.
He seems, however, to only like one sort of short story, one without clear resolution, and without the typical story structure. Almost all of them end abruptly or without closure. If this is your thing, go for it.
He seems, however, to only like one sort of short story, one without clear resolution, and without the typical story structure. Almost all of them end abruptly or without closure. If this is your thing, go for it.
I read this collection of short stories in school. I loved them. A few favorites are "A Tell Tale Heart," "A Rose for Emily," "The Lottery," "The Jewels," and "The Rocking-Horse Winner." I remember a few classmates and I had to make a video recreating one of the stories and we had a blast filming and watching other students' creations. I highly recommend reading some of the selections in this book, whether in this format or another. They are dark, intriguing, and extremely thought-provoking.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
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Strong character development:
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Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
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As I think I commented before, this is mostly a dreary compendium of tedious characters! A few pieces may be suitable for classroom analysis, such as "Of this Time, Of that Place," "The Ledge," & "The Rocking-Horse Winner," however overall these do not reflect well either upon Western culture -- or the collective mind of writers and editors, if these are considered among our "best."
challenging
reflective
A nice collection which i really enjoyed. I got the chance to discover some authors i've always wanted to read their works.
My favourites:
- The Dead (Joyce)
- The Ledge (Hall)
- The Lottery (Jackson)
- Of This Place, Of That Time (Trilling)
- A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (Hemingway)
- The Wall (Sartre)
- The Dead (Joyce)
- The Ledge (Hall)
- The Lottery (Jackson)
- Of This Place, Of That Time (Trilling)
- A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (Hemingway)
- The Wall (Sartre)