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Title: Lust and Other Stories by Susan Minot ISBN: 0-375-70925-8 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: striking, sad, and heartbreaking
Comment: i first read the title story in this collection during high school. it was included in some kind of short fiction anthology used for an english class, but this particular selection was not assigned by our teacher. regardless, and intrigued by the title, i delved in one night. i have never made a better literary decision. the author's phrasing is sparse and careful, and it stays with you. i could not shake my mental images of the story after walking away from the book, and certain elements resonated even though i had not yet gained enough life experience to fully understand them. such is the power of susan minot's pen.
i purchased the entire collection at city lights bookstore in san francisco some months later, and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the selections. "lust" is definitely the cornerstone, written in a more illustrative and almost instructive manner than the other pieces, but there is grace and gravity to each tale. "sparks" and "blow" are continual favorites, not only of mine, but of all my friends who have read the book. many times, i have reread a story and gained an entirely different perspective on its meaning. there is enough space left in the writing to allow the reader to superimpose him/herself in the situation (often featuring much less action than dialogue), and of course that reader's perspective will change over time. the beauty of "lust & other stories" is that it travels well. the stories stay with you. it is a unique piece, perhaps impossible to top, and the author seems to understand this, having returned to writing novels since the release of this collection.
i also find the cover art on my copy to be very unique and interesting. it features a slightly dated, 80s style photograph of a woman standing with her back to the viewer, arms crossed, looking down and slightly away. in other words: rough road ahead.
there simply are not enough words to express the indelible imprint that ms. minot's work has left on my psyche. short stories are like tattoos. and susan minot's work is subtle, intense, artful ink.
Rating: 5
Summary: lyrical, seductive, dark, truthful...
Comment: wonderful book...edgy, tense stories that explore lives where people are not necessarily comfortable in their own skins. of all the short stories in this book, the title story "lust" has stuck with me the most. the perfect book for delving into on a gloomy day...
Rating: 5
Summary: Lust--and even more
Comment: When I usually purchase collections of short stories, its with the intention that the book will be a series of easy reading to spread out over a long period of time. However, the first time I opened Lust, I was hooked. The first story was so real, I felt like I was telling it myself of listening to a good friend. It articulates the young 20's culture of today perfectly--why we use sex, drugs, alcohol, friends, family in the way that only this generation does. I've loaned this book to every one of my friends, and strongly encourage every young woman to read it and enjoy.
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Title: Rapture by Susan Minot ISBN: 0375727884 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Evening by SUSAN MINOT ISBN: 0375700269 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Monkeys by SUSAN MINOT ISBN: 0375708367 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Poems 4 A.M. by Susan Minot ISBN: 0375412581 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night : Stories by Thisbe Nissen ISBN: 038572053X Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 17 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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