Birds of America : Stories

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Summary: Stories come up in conversation
Review: In conversations over Thanksgiving weekend, I found myself frequently referring to incidents in the stories I had just read in "Birds of America". Lorrie Moore describes love and fear and joy in a way that is close to the bone and very real. The stories Real Estate and People Like That... will stay with me for a long time.

I almost felt I should read the stories again to make sure I caught the puns and playfulness with words. As another reviewer mentioned, the word games do interrupt the story but I found them to be a welcome breath of fresh air.