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No One Belongs Here More Than You (Paperback)

by Miranda July (Author)

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (7 Jun 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841959308
ISBN-13: 978-1841959306
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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"These delightful stories do that essential-but-rare story thing: they surprise. They skip past the quotidian, the merely real, to the essential, and do so with a spirit of tenderness and wonder that is wholly unique. They are (let me coin a phrase) July-esque, which is to say: infused with wonder at the things of the world" George Saunders, author of In Persuasion Nation "July is what Emily Dickinson might have become, if she had grown up in this age and become an indie filmmaker." The Washington Post"

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In her debut collection of short stories, July introduces the possibility of a moment that can change everything. A child stands in the sidewalk; a woman lies motionless in bed beside her husband; a teacher pauses at the chalkboard; when suddenly the daily drone is disrupted by something completely unexpected. July's characters are awkward and often remote, yet they are also profoundly sympathetic. With great compassion and generosity she reveals the idiosyncrasies, vulnerability, longing, and odd logic that govern our lives. In "No One Belongs Here More Than You July" creates a deliriously hopeful universe where strangers hug and students swim across the kitchen floor. The same energy that captivates her film audiences is transposed into exhilarating new fiction.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Triumphant, 13 Jan 2008

By	William Rycroft "blogs @ Just William's Luck" (Hertfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Miranda July has a website with one of the most charming entry pages ever. Go to it at mirandajuly.com and you will see what I mean. The official website for this book will also give you a good idea of her sense of humour. For those who have seen her film 'Me and You and Everyone We Know' this collection of stories will have a familiar feel. It is an unsettling experience sometimes to see the world through July's eyes but there is an innocence in her characters which is incredibly endearing and which means that even the strangest of them can arouse our sympathy.

Innocence does not mean that these stories are soft in any way. On the contrary, July has the ability to cut through her own setups with a moment that will suddenly shift your perspective. In 'Majesty' we meet a middle aged woman obsessed with Prince William but as we read we see that her sex-life has always been lived vicariously through her sisters exploits and how symbiotic this relationship is. 'It is this way between us; it has always been this way. She has always taken care of me like this. If I could quietly kill her without anyone knowing, I would'.

In a few stories we see the moment when couples realise that they are not right for each other. In 'The Man On The Stairs' a woman is convinced that if the intruder she can hear in her house were to enter her bedroom he would be able to see in her boyfriend's eyes, 'You can have her, just let me live. And in my eyes, he would see the words: I never really knew true love'. In 'Mon Plaisir' a couple realise that they must part when the passion that has been missing from their relationship finally surfaces as they pretend to be other people whilst working as background actors on a film. 'Something That Needs Nothing' shows us a young girl driven to work in a peep show after her roommate/unconsummated lover leaves her. Out of this situation comes surprising humour:

'All I had was a key to the apartment. If I didn't make any money tonight I would have to walk back there. At night. In this outfit. I was in a unique situation where I needed to give a Live Fantasy Show in order to protect my personal safety.'

When she meets her friend again it is her new persona, her wig and strippers garb, that seems to facilitate the consummation of their relationship. The description of which articulates perfectly the anticipation of sharing a bed with someone you want so badly.

'We lay there, perfectly still, for a long time. Finally, the man upstairs coughed, which set off a wave of kinetic energy. Pip adjusted her shoulders so that the outermost edge of her T-shirt grazed my arm; I recrossed my legs, carelessly letting my ankle fall against her shin. Five more seconds passed, like heavy bass drum beats, the three of us were motionless. Then he shifted on the couch and we instantly turned to each other, each mouth fell upon the other, our hands grabbed urgently, even painfully.'

The final story of the collection 'How To Tell Stories To Children' is a triumph. Covering decades in just over 20 pages it describes the relationship between a middle aged woman and the daughter of her married friends whose relationship is in terminal decline. It contains many intricacies and insights into the dependence of this childless woman on her charge. On her website July is happy to declare that the story ends with the word triumphant and by the time you reach the end of this book you will know how important context is to the meaning of even that one single word.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning book, 3 Jun 2007

By	Leo McMarley (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews

This is one of the most strange and unsettling and beautiful books I have ever read. The range of July's stories is remarkable and she has an uncanny ability to crack open the way we think and behave and then refract this through prose as pure and surprising as snow. I urge you to read these stories.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book., 25 Jul 2008

By	C. Sherry "Christine" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (Paperback)

I loved this book.

I loved it for the sheer lovableness of the characters. For the stories with no boundaries. For the feeling that it evokes that everyone's strange and so fundamentally we're all the same in our own inimitable way. This book makes me feel accepted, it makes me celebrate being human. It made me laugh out loud, it made me sigh out loud.

And the writing. The writing was beautiful, simple and strong. Each story has its own voice, and so develops its own personality.

When I got to the end I grieved. I wanted to get Miranda July and lock her in a room and make her write me a story each day, everyday until I was ready to release her back into the wild - which kind of sounds like a story from a Miranda July book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly brilliant - tiny masterpieces
I have been reading hundreds of short stories this summer but this is by far and away the best of them all. Read more

Published 2 months ago by K. Daniell

4.0 out of 5 stars Read slowly to get the most out of these witty stories
A very creative collection of stories, slightly on the surreal side a la Ali Smith. Most of the characters are young women searching for some kind of identity, trying to find a... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Lou Ice

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A collection of short stories.

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Published 5 months ago by Richard Allen

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Funny and sometimes disturbing
Miranda July's No One Belongs Here more than you is an absolutely fabulous set of short stories. For those who are familiar with her feature film "Me and You and Everyone we Know"... Read more

Published 5 months ago by O. Al-zo'ubi

5.0 out of 5 stars tender stories
A superb collection of stories. Each story has an intriguing narrative and leaves the reader wanting more. But these are perfectly succinct, apt and beautiful stories. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Kate

1.0 out of 5 stars You deserve to read better books than this
Short stories needn't result in badly drawn characters. These are and failed to resonate with me.

Of the 16 stories - the first one provided a reasonable opening but... Read more

Published 17 months ago by Drapes68

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