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I’ve been sending out my android story for the past month. It’s a short novel (73K words) about a man who discovers he is an android, and what he does about that. The story is told from his point of … Continue reading
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A Wisp of a Tale Doerr, Anthony (2014). All the Light We Cannot See. New York: Scribner (530 pp). This novel is is composed of dozens upon dozens of short, one-to-five-page chapters of very digestible, easy to absorb, pleasantly written … Continue reading
Proof that Sentimental Claptrap Sells Audrey Niffenegger (2003). The Time Traveler’s Wife. 534 pp. I bought this book on a whim, succumbing to marketing hype, and because I do enjoy time travel stories. But it was a huge disappointment. It’s basically … Continue reading
Happiness is a Warm Puppy Baxter, Charles (2000). The Feast of Love. New York: Vintage. In a group of interwoven short stories, Charles Baxter explores the vicissitudes of love, with plenty of sex. Chapters rotate among a handful of characters, … Continue reading
Deck Chairs on the Titanic Robinson, Marilynne (1980). Housekeeping. NY: Picador This story is about housekeeping the way that rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic is about required maintenance. First-person narrator Ruthie and her eccentric aunt, Sylvie, go on a … Continue reading
Childhood Vignettes Torres, Justin (2011). We the Animals. New York: Houghton-Mifflin/Mariner This short novel (125 pp) is fronted by 9 pages of superlative blurbs by reviewers, a sure contrary indicator for me. That means the publisher felt the need to … Continue reading