- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Books (May 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679729577
- ISBN-13: 978-0679729570
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.1 x 20.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,989,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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New York Times
‘This is a wonderful collection of stories, beautifully written and deeply felt.'
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Independent
'Munro is unfaltering at changes of mood, moments when sweetness tips over into mistrust, or mockery, or disgust.'
--This text refers to an alternate
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
An absolute must read for the X generation
27 Mar 1998
Format:Paperback
I loved this book so much I decided to write my Master's Thesis in Literature on it; we've all got parents, friends, or someone we know that turn up in every one of these stories. Munro's insights into how humans deal with relationships, death, and collective community social consciousness are continually profound and eye-opening. Pay special attention to things "Gothic" in this collection as in Open Secrets: repressed sexuality, pleasurable dread, anxiety, remorse, unnatural silences....the list goes on and on. No-one better captures the paradox of connected everyday surfaces and hidden, underground nightmares than Munro.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Powerful, understated characters leave one thinking
5 July 1998
Format:Paperback
Reading stories such as "Differently," about a woman's reminiscences and regret about the people of her past made me reflect that life turns out differently than our original aspirations. It isn't always regret, but it is rarely indifferent. As soon as I finished a story, I immediately wanted to reread it, and understand the character better. These are beautiful, gentle stories about lives that sometimes meander, sometimes change abruptly, but that are always determined by the choices and accidents of living. Munro's love, sometimes curiosity, for her characters is a privilege to experience.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Least Lovable
20 Oct 2006
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This is my least favorite of Munro's story-suites, the only one I wouldn't give five stars. Perhaps I'm simply defensive as a male reader, but the men in these stories seem more despicable than most of my friends and I find the women hard to share time with. These stories attend more to Munro's identity as a writer, also, making them annoyingly self-referential and literary. Whatever you do, don't make this collection your first encounter with one of the greatest writers of our lifetimes.
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