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"An author whose laid-back understatements can be as sharp as other writers' boldest declarations....the architect of stories you can't put down." --"The New York Times"
"[Russo] has joined those writers who can be said to have coined their own universe.... [He] achieves an emotional balance through his humor and generosity of spirit." "--Chicago Sun-Times "
"The most expansive of contemporary writers." "-- The New York Times Book Review"
"Straightforward and engaging from the first page... Mr. Russo makes writing short stories seem effortless." "--Wall Street Journal "
"These beautifully crafted stories, made more appealing by their rueful humor, are the work of a writer at the top of his game." -"New York Post"
"Russo is a master of the small moment as nuclear explosion, the life-changing turn of the screw. His writing is unornate, but as authoritative (and cool) as marble. . . .The Whore's Child is . . . powerful and moving." -"Atlanta Journal Cons
"[Russo] has joined those writers who can be said to have coined their own universe.... [He] achieves an emotional balance through his humor and generosity of spirit." "--Chicago Sun-Times "
"The most expansive of contemporary writers." "-- The New York Times Book Review"
"Straightforward and engaging from the first page... Mr. Russo makes writing short stories seem effortless." "--Wall Street Journal "
"These beautifully crafted stories, made more appealing by their rueful humor, are the work of a writer at the top of his game." -"New York Post"
"Russo is a master of the small moment as nuclear explosion, the life-changing turn of the screw. His writing is unornate, but as authoritative (and cool) as marble. . . .The Whore's Child is . . . powerful and moving." -"Atlanta Journal Cons
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love Richard Russo - in fact Empire Falls is one of my top ten 'desert island' books, but this collection was disappointing. I found it difficult to engage with the characters, as much as you can in a short story, and found most of the stories uninspiring. The first story, The Whores Child, is good, but the rest kind of filter away till the end.
If you want to read the best Russo - get Empire Falls or Mohawk, they are both fantastic reads. But give this a miss. Unless you are a monumental fan of short stories.
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Format:Hardcover
Russo's first collection of short fiction isn't quite in the same league as his novels but still doesn't disappoint. In these stories he displays a wider range of concerns than the depictions of "blue-collar America" for which he is rightly famed. Two stories really stand out as being amongst his finest work - "Joy Ride" and the magnificent "Mysteries of Linwood Hart". Curiously both of these focus on young boys and their encounters with the larger world - something Russo has previously proved he can do in "The Risk Pool".
Three of the stories focus on middle-aged academics / writers and , perhaps because these focus on the world Russo presumably now inhabits rather than the one he came from, they are the weaker stories in an otherwise fine collection. In summary the book is a mixed bag ( though none of it bad ) but it has to be worth the cover price just for "The Mysteries of Linwood Hart".
Three of the stories focus on middle-aged academics / writers and , perhaps because these focus on the world Russo presumably now inhabits rather than the one he came from, they are the weaker stories in an otherwise fine collection. In summary the book is a mixed bag ( though none of it bad ) but it has to be worth the cover price just for "The Mysteries of Linwood Hart".
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