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Title: The Best American Short Stories 1998 by Garrison Keillor, Katrina Kenison ISBN: 0-395-87514-5 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great stories
Comment: In this collection the focus is on great storytelling. You won't find lots of stylistic acrobatics and clever postmodern narrative techniques but you will find stories that are consistently moving and a joy to read. This is the most enjoyable collection of Best American Short Stories that I have read.
The audiotape is also fantastic with many of the stories being read by Garrison Keillor.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Quick and Nourishing Fix
Comment: The honest reason why I pick up the Best American Short Stories series is because I typically don't like to make the commitment of reading a full length novel (read: lazy!). I figure if I really don't want to go through the hassle of reading good, classic fiction, then what should be the next best thing? Short stories are more immediate and if they're really written well, as is usually the case in these compilations, the reader is immediately submerged into another world, place and time. And when time's up, you can go on to the next story and plunge into another reality.
I've been collecting the Best American Short Stories series for quite a few years now and they've never disappointed me. The special standouts in the 1998 series include Lorrie Moore's humorous and frightening account of a mother's ordeal with her toddler's life-threatening illness, as well as John Updike's wonderful short story on his tribute to his father. When you need quick brain nourishment, pick up this book and read some great writing from some of today's best authors.
Rating: 3
Summary: This Year Look to Next Generation for Short Stories
Comment: As a short story lover and and die hard fan of THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES collections, I was surprisingly disappointed by this year's edition. With the exception of a couple stories ("Cosmopolitan" and "People Like That Are the Only People Here"),I found the stories to be boring, bland, and generally lacking any spark of life. I refer anyone interested in reading authors that push limits, bring unique points of view, and take risks to Scribner's Best of the Fiction Workshops 1998 by Carol Shields (Editor), John Kulka (Editor), Natalie Danford(Editor).
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Title: The Best American Short Stories 1997 by E. Annie Proulx, Katrina Kenison, Kenison ISBN: 0395798655 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Short Stories 2000 by E. L. Doctorow, Katrina Kenison ISBN: 0395926866 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 19 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Short Stories 1999 by Katrina Kenison, Amy Tan ISBN: 039592684X Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 29 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Short Stories 2001 by Katrina Kenison, Barbara Kingsolver ISBN: 0395926882 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Short Stories 2002 by Sue Miller, Katrina Kenison ISBN: 0618131736 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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