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1.96k reviews for:
What We Talk about When We Talk about Love / Beginners (A Vintage Short)
Raymond Carver
3.83 AVERAGE
1.96k reviews for:
What We Talk about When We Talk about Love / Beginners (A Vintage Short)
Raymond Carver
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
medium-paced
Certainly not the most cheerful stories, but a few really powerful ones, especially near the end.
I thought these short stories were supposed to be about love, but I think this book could easily be retitled “What We Talk About When We Talk About Alcohol, Infidelity, and Death“. Although I was bummed by the lack of adherence to what I thought the topic was (and I had some amount of discomfort from each short story), it’s clear Carver is a great short story writer. I read an online analysis of each short story after I read them which was interesting to expand upon what I had gleaned myself.
dark
tense
fast-paced
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
if i had a nickel for every time i read a short story collection by a ‘great writer’ that was boring as hell i would have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s annoying that it happened twice