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A review by tallblackguy
The Best American Short Stories 2013 by Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor
3.0
I love short stories, and pick this collection up when I can. A long time ago, someone told me that, if a book didn't grab you in 50 pages, to put it down. "Life's too short from crappy books."
Life's also too short for bad writing, but each story in here has some sort of redeeming quality, and they're over soon enough anyway. The voices are largely rich and moving, the POV varied, and the settings as different as they can be, but I enjoyed this for what it was. Also, to be able to look at who wrote the stuff that caught my eye and check and see if they have more work.
Life's also too short for bad writing, but each story in here has some sort of redeeming quality, and they're over soon enough anyway. The voices are largely rich and moving, the POV varied, and the settings as different as they can be, but I enjoyed this for what it was. Also, to be able to look at who wrote the stuff that caught my eye and check and see if they have more work.