Enormous Changes at the Last Minute : Stories

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Summary: Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Review: I want use this book for my class.

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Summary: Disjoined and confusing
Review: I was not very impressed by this book. Its stories were disjointed and repetitive. When properly done, a complex narrative style can be very rewarding(e.g. Thomas Pynchon). However, in this case all it did was confuse the issue. I quickly became disinterested in what the book had to say. Even after a second reading, many of the stories lacked any sort of coherence. I would not recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: Disjoined and confusing
Review: I was not very impressed by this book. Its stories were disjointed and repetitive. When properly done, a complex narrative style can be very rewarding(e.g. Thomas Pynchon). However, in this case all it did was confuse the issue. I quickly became disinterested in what the book had to say. Even after a second reading, many of the stories lacked any sort of coherence. I would not recommend this book.

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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: This is one of the best books of American short stories, period. Whether you sympathize with Paley's politics or social concerns, it's irrelevant. Her stories beautifully capture the minutiae of everyday life and expose it for it's life-changing import. A simple sentence of Paley's can say as much as another author's entire novel. If you're at all interested in the short-story form or good writing in general, don't pass this book up.