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Short stories

I've always loved Bonnie Burnard's collection called Casino.
But there's also Miranda July's called...I think No On Belongs Here More Than You Do.
 
I just picked up a collection of short stories from my bookshelf that I've been carrying aroung for 26+ years and started reading it: "Great American Short Stories" Longmeadow Press - Complete and Unabridged. So far have made it through: Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Fitz-James O'Brien and am just about to start Brett Harte. All has been enjoyable except the Herman Melville. I told my partner that I just struggled through to the end "Whew!" and she said "Why force yourself to read something you don't enjoy?" I paused,,, puzzled... and replied "Because it is Herman Melville!" like that explained everything.

This sounds like another thread I read here somewhere - Do you lie about reading classics? - No, I don't but I sure suffer through some of them because I feel I "should" read them... :whistling:
 
Libra said:
Who me? I have read and posted a few,anyone want a discussion,I am here.:D
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I don't do catch-up. Let me know if you want to read & discuss. I know it won't be soon since you should be working on the BOTM very shortly.
 
Robert said:
I don't do catch-up. Let me know if you want to read & discuss. I know it won't be soon since you should be working on the BOTM very shortly.
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If that was what you were aiming for (to have some time before the next short story),well, you don't know who you are dealing with:D

I have been meaning to read The Horla by Maupassant.Let me know when you are ready.
 
Libra said:
If that was what you were aiming for (to have some time before the next short story),well, you don't know who you are dealing with:D

I have been meaning to read The Horla by Maupassant.Let me know when you are ready.
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I was being considerate. Anyway, are you sure you want to read that?
 
Libra said:
Thanks for being considerate Robert.They told me it's pretty good,but long.I will go through my books and maybe find something shorter?
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Length is not an issue. I saw something about it being about madness and suicide.
 
Give me a day or three to finish what I'm reading. I think the book is cursed! Every time I pick it up, something else comes along that demands my time.
 
Robert said:
Give me a day or three to finish what I'm reading. I think the book is cursed! Every time I pick it up, something else comes along that demands my time.
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No problem.

Yup,I agree,it's all the books fault.:lol:
 
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