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A review by reading_rainbow_with_chris
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2018 by
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“The O. Henry Prize Stories, 2018” edited by Laura Furman
I love reading short story collections and every so often I like to pick up an anthology to get a wide range of authors, narratives, and styles. The O. Henry Prize Stories is one of my favorite anthology series for writing in general and 2018 was a really solid year. All of the stories I found good to excellent, but “The Tomb of Wrestling,” “Counterblast,” “Lucky Dragon,” and “Queen Elizabeth” were particular standouts. I did feel like there was a lull in the middle of the collection, with most of the strongest stories at the front end, but the last 4 stories were a solid conclusion.
Overall a good read. Not the best collection ever, but still chock full of great entries.
I love reading short story collections and every so often I like to pick up an anthology to get a wide range of authors, narratives, and styles. The O. Henry Prize Stories is one of my favorite anthology series for writing in general and 2018 was a really solid year. All of the stories I found good to excellent, but “The Tomb of Wrestling,” “Counterblast,” “Lucky Dragon,” and “Queen Elizabeth” were particular standouts. I did feel like there was a lull in the middle of the collection, with most of the strongest stories at the front end, but the last 4 stories were a solid conclusion.
Overall a good read. Not the best collection ever, but still chock full of great entries.