Reviews

Tutti i racconti by Flannery O'Connor

cryptoclastic's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

marplatense's review against another edition

5.0

1 año y un mes después de empezarlo (leí un cuento luego de cada novela que terminaba), puedo dar por concluída la increible tarea de conocer los cuentos completos de la señora O'Connor. Es un disfrute que recomiendo muchísimo, una aventura en sí amigarse con todos estos personajes trágicos, rídiculos, fallados, en busca de la salvación. Más adelante incorporaré las novelas seguro (aunque ambas dos están maduradas desde estos relatos): en especial [b:The Violent Bear It Away|48468|The Violent Bear It Away|Flannery O'Connor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388381676l/48468._SX50_.jpg|1510479], que está basado en el cuento [b:You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead|53157184|You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead|Flannery O'Connor|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|73641928] que es una delicia de historia.

illymally's review against another edition

5.0

I had forgotten the delights of short stories: it had been a long time since I felt my time reading one was well spent. But I really look forward to picking up this book and opening a new, fragile little world. I love how her characters are both simple and mysterious. The stories feel very real.

aridjon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

O'Connor's writing is, for better and worse, for those with ears to hear and she obviously had no f---s to give as far as making it easily accessible. She exposes the shadowy xenophobic tendencies of nearly every protagonist she writes and reminds all of us not only not to be too comfortable on our high horse, but that certain existential terror awaits us once we get knocked off.

thebooksofwrath's review against another edition

5.0

What I love about Flannery O’Connor is this certain realistic and raw approach to storytelling she had which I find seldom elsewhere in literature. You don’t find this kind of liberality very often, where the author’s characters aren’t all angels (God forbid). O’Connor, though a Christian, wasn’t afraid to show things as they are and as she saw them, regardless of how “immoral” or “shocking” it might have been to her audience. Why should a writer mar her or his characters just to be decent and destroy the underlying message?

bookswithbette's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

microtubes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

clarkness's review against another edition

3.0

There were a few standouts in this collection. Several of the stories that became "Wise Blood" were excellent, as was "A Circle in the Fire". "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" was chilling and one of the best shorts I've ever read. Ultimately though, I felt like a complete collection of stories was a bit of an overload. O'Connor has a few themes that are heavily trod, some of which are fairly dated at this point. What strikes me about her writing regarding racism is that it feels like it has aged badly. While Huck Finn might not be particularly relevant as a social satire, the story retains its intrigue and power. Conversely, I felt that stories like "Everything That Rises Must Converge" were less compelling without the relevance they used to carry. I wasn't as invested in the characters and situations as I felt that I could have been.

I also found that O'Connor was a shrewd observer with a dark outlook on humanity. Nobody acquits themselves well in these stories. Intellectuals are thrashed by their noble intentions; the religious are trounced by their god; the optimists throttled by their own high hopes. At a certain point in this collection, I found that I wasn't investing myself in the characters because I knew their destruction was looming. In smaller doses it might have been easier to root for them, but as a whole, it got a bit dour.

brysonarmstrong's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

 Close to perfect. A couple ok stories but mostly great.

eric_peartree's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0