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arayofreading's review against another edition
read The Egg; it was really interesting
boygirlparty's review against another edition
4.0
i love sherwood anderson, and this was a decent collection of his short stories, but i really have a problem with the cover. it is literally an egg draped in velvet laid on a scanner. designers, this is lazy and you should be ashamed of yourselves. let us not speak of the interior. dover thrift editions is sorely in need of a brand-wide redesign.
vtlism's review against another edition
1.0
this wasn't terrible, but just not worth spending time on when there are so many other more fulfilling things to read and a limited lifespan in which to read them. not anywhere in the ballpark of "winesburg."
realbooks4ever's review
4.0
Sherwood Anderson, who greatly influenced Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, published in 1921 a collection of short stories called THE EGG AND OTHER STORIES. It came two years after his classic WINESBURG, OHIO.
The title story in this collection is quite humorous, while most of the stories have themes of mortality, lives not fully lived, yearnings, dreams of escapement, disappointments, and the necessity of connection between people.
Anderson’s writing is wonderful. He really gets inside of the minds of his characters. He tends to be repetitive in his words, but not to the point of irritation.
Although his words are wonderful, this is not a book you want to read if you’re depressed!
The title story in this collection is quite humorous, while most of the stories have themes of mortality, lives not fully lived, yearnings, dreams of escapement, disappointments, and the necessity of connection between people.
Anderson’s writing is wonderful. He really gets inside of the minds of his characters. He tends to be repetitive in his words, but not to the point of irritation.
Although his words are wonderful, this is not a book you want to read if you’re depressed!
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