- Hardcover: 194 pages
- Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312286058
- ISBN-13: 978-0312286057
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 14.2 x 2.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,914,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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""We lean closer and closer, eager to catch every last word."" said "The New York Times Book Review," ""Bigger, richer, funnier, and more complex than any description of them can convey, "" said the "San Francisco Chronicle," ""Some of the funniest and saddest stories ever to cozy up together, "" said the" Los Angeles Times," Welcome to the short stories of Ron Carlson, where strange beach towels turn up in your living room; where the ordinary son of a family of geniuses spins a rollicking tale of happiness and disappointment; where a teenaged magician seduces the prettiest girl in his high school and the world, with devastating consequences. Long regarded as one of our finest living short story writers, Ron Carlson triumphantly returns with "At the Jim Bridger," nine stories that are epic in scope and confessional in tone; stories that enfold the reader in a world of love and mystery, and make us feel better than just about anything written on the page.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
He knows more about the human heart in conflict with itself
13 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
than anybody. "At the Jim Bridger" is Carlson's third book of short stories in a row; each time I didn't think it was possible for him to surpass himself, but somehow he does. His whimsical, funny, sad stories about love and lost and possibility are far truer to me than Carver's stories of dissolution. Carlson has the amazing ability to tell a sweet or happy story without selling out to melodrama or senimentality; he can tell a gut-wrenching story of loss and despair without giving in entirely to cynicism and morbidity. I can't tell you how many friends who tell me "I don't like books of short stories" I've converted to worshippers of Carlson over the years through gifts of "Plan B for the Working Class" and "Hotel Eden"; now I have a new axe to grind, and grind it I will. I can't wait to see his new novel next year.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Ron Carlson's Done It Again
23 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
Start with any of these stories, and you'll soon be hooked. Read "At the Jim Bridger" from the front, from the back, it doesn't matter. Soon you'll be grabbing other Carlson books--"News of the World," "Plan B," "Hotel Eden"--and the next thing you know, you'll have devoured everything he's written the way I have. Nobody cares more about the short story than Ron, and it shows. Stories like "Towel Season," "Ordinary Son" and "Potato Gun" are told by narrators who only get one shot making their stories matter to others, and all they have is heart, humor and voice to get them there. And the title piece is an explication on story telling from the master. You simply won't be able to put this book down. One caution, however: if you read this book in public be prepared for strangers glaring at you because of all your laughing.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Warm, Elegant, Memorable
31 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
Reading At the Jim Bridger was like catching up with an old friend. These new stories will sound vaguely familiar, but will inevitably end up surprising you. No matter who you are, you'll not only see yourself in each set of characters, but you'll find yourself rooting for them.
A great collection that will serve you well at home, during travel, at the book club. Whatever and wherever you read, just read this.
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