I think it's interesting that a lot of the stories in this collection are variations on themes presented in "The Great Gatsby."I think it's interesting that a lot of the stories in this collection are variations on themes presented in "The Great Gatsby."...more
A mixed bag, as these anthologies often are. Some of the entries - particularly in the first third of the book - are rather obscure. But I especially A mixed bag, as these anthologies often are. Some of the entries - particularly in the first third of the book - are rather obscure. But I especially enjoyed Honor Tracy's 1950 record of a night out on the town in Cork with a charming Professor. There's also an excellent and somewhat surreal account from a passenger of the Lusitania of how she survived the torpedoing of the liner and was brought to shore in Queenstown (Cobh) - which I might use in a future history course some day....more
There are many very good stories in this collection. And some pretty fine writers: familiar pens like Poe, Twain, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, AThere are many very good stories in this collection. And some pretty fine writers: familiar pens like Poe, Twain, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alice Munro, Nabokov - along with some that I'm not yet acquainted with: Dawn Powell, Clarice Lispector, Frank O'Connor. . .
You know that piece of advice for aspiring authors: "write what you know." It really does seem to be true that many writers know a lot about drinking - and that stories about booze often bring out the best in their prose....more
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