- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse; 2 edition (1 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595288642
- ISBN-13: 978-0595288649
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.4 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,841,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book pokes fun at people who want to "cure" homosexuals or generally control what people think or do. It also has some touching characters and situations. The spoofs of the music business and the publishing business are silly and funny. It's an enjoyable read!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After reading the first three chapters of "The Acorn Stories" , I knew that I wanted to purchase Simolke's book. I live in West Texas, the setting for this collection of fiction. On the Texas plains, any nuance in the landscape calls attention to itself, and Simolke's writing is rich with nuance: simple gestures, like the movements of hands or the flips and turns of a swimmer, can shape a story. The prose is spare and lyrical. Simolke treats his characters and their situations with genuine tenderness. I give "The Acorn Stories" five stars on the basis of its first twenty-five pages, and I look forward to sitting down with this book and enjoying the next two hundred pages.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
How interesting is the fictitious small Texas town of Acorn, population 21,001?
Each of the 16 short stories that make up this wonderful book kept me coming back for more. "The Acorn Stories" focuses on the problems and challenges that face some of its colorful inhabitants. All of the characters are well-developed. Their personalities and actions bringing Acorn to life. The author cleverly links the stories together, making the book feel in some ways more like a novel. While there are numerous characters presented in the book, the author was careful not to overdo it as others have...
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