Short Stories
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Dear THE SECOND PERSEPHONE BOOK OF SHORT STORIES: Lovely, bittersweet snapshots of the twentieth century
Dear The Second Persephone Book of Short Stories: I purchased you on an amazing return trip to England last summer, and have been waiting to read you ever since. As I wrote about in this post, I honestly never thought I would get the opportunity to visit Persephone Books, and when I did I knew Continue reading
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WOMAN HOLLERING CREEK by Sandra Cisneros | Review
Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories explores life of women on both sides of the Mexico-USA border. Although mostly written in English, this short story collection does include bits and pieces of Spanish sprinkled throughout, which I really enjoyed as someone studying Spanish in college. It’s always fun to see how quickly your mind can go Continue reading
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ONE MORE THING by B.J. Novak | Review
Two years ago when I first entered college (it’s been that long already?!) I was faced with the dilemma of how to juggle my love of reading for pleasure with all of the work I was assigned for classes. For the most part, the solution I ultimately employed was to put my reading on pause Continue reading
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BAYOU FOLK by Kate Chopin | Review
First published in 1894, Bayou Folk is Kate Chopin’s first collection of short stories bundled together in one volume. After reading this collection for one of my classes, I decided to do a bit more research about its initial critical reception. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a review published in the April 1894 edition of the Atlantic Monthly that succinctly and Continue reading
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Poevember: THE BLACK CAT
“For the most wild yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.” This story is very reminiscent of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in many aspects, including the narrator’s voice, the reiteration of a central idea, and the ending. As in the other story, the narrator was lacking a Continue reading
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Poevember: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” “The Cask of Amontillado” was a creepy and disturbing tale, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t my favorite of Poe’s short stories. While the horror factor was definitely present, especially towards the ending, Continue reading
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