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Title: Vintage Ford by RICHARD FORD ISBN: 1-4000-3392-6 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of the Vintage Readers!
Comment: I admit, of all 12 Vintage Readers, this is the one I was most adamant about--for no other reason than I'd tried reading Ford a few years ago (Independence Day...didn't care for it at all). However, this collection is a mix of small masterpieces!
"The Womanizer" might possibly be the best novella/short story I've ever read. All the pieces contain a certain amount of nervous tension with the narrator/main character to the others in their lives. The Womanizer capitalizes on this tension best and I'm convinced now that Ford is a master at creating it. It's that kind of nervousness that we get when in awkward situations and aren't sure how to boldly handle it. Remarkable.
If any piece was dry, it would have to be the selection from Independence Day. For some reason, it just doesn't sit well with me. But, that segment was only 10 pages, so, no biggie.
Check this book out if, for no other reason, for The Womanizer. It's 70 pages--so makes up a good 1/3 of the book.
Remarkable!
Rating: 5
Summary: Ford
Comment: I've never even heard of this guy. I was at the bookstore and I started reading this edition for no reason. Immediately, he became one of my top five favorite writers. Each story I completed, I was just that more amazed. Amazed with his work and the fact I had never heard of him. I feel it's very sensitive, down-to-earth work. He is an ace at describing the outer scene while also gouging out the the inside. And it is so gouged out, that you can't help but find pieces of your own despair and failings there. Maybe the stories will mirror some similar experiences in your life. I've read writers who could do this. It's hard to find those who can do it so well. This book has introduced me to a lesser-known writer (to me at least) who is greatly capable of this craft.
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Title: The Ultimate Good Luck by Richard Ford ISBN: 0394750896 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Vintage Didion by JOAN DIDION ISBN: 1400033934 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: A Multitude of Sins by Richard Ford ISBN: 037572656X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Vintage Naipaul by V.S. NAIPAUL ISBN: 1400034000 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Women with Men : Three Stories by Richard Ford ISBN: 0679776680 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 28 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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