If I had to sum up this book in just two words, I would choose "bleak" and "addictive." Nobody writes a story like Munro, and while this isn't my favourite short story collection by her, a book by Alice Munro is a guaranteed good read. I was surprised to read several with male protagonists in this collection.
The Observer has a few in-depth articles on Munro, including a 2009 review of this book.
Purchased at: Booksmarts, K-W's own version of The Book Vault.
Started: Friday, May 25
Finished: Monday, June 11
2 comments:
Hey Lindsay,
What Alice Munroe would you recommend as her best? I recently gave her a second try and read Who Do you Think You Are, which was good but not great imo. I also read it in it's entirety before realizing it was a collection of short stories. I thought the chapters fit together a bit haphazardly and I kept waiting for a plot loop to be completed at the end! Silly me. :P
The Lives of Girls and Women. Hands down, best ever!!!
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