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Title: The Shell Collector: Stories by Anthony Doerr ISBN: 0-14-200296-8 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice coffe shop read
Comment: If you like short stories then this novel will not disappoint. You will be transported from you coffee shop all over the world and back again. We experience globalization in the workforce these days - this novel takes you around the world to other places and lets you experience a little bit of the world.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good but not GREAT
Comment: Whenever a book appears with so much PR, I get both interested and suspicious.
The Shell Collector is certainly an impressive book, as far as first collections go. However, I was not overwhelmed by the book as a whole. The strongest stories in the collection are the title story, "The Caretaker," and "The Hunter's Wife." If I had only read these three stories, I would consider Doerr worthy of all the praise (i.e., blurbs on paperback).
The remaining stories all seem like versions of the same story. Not only are the characters (preying men, preyed women) similar in composition, but the structure of the stories (shape, POV, arrivals) are also repetitive. How about a first person POV? And if a contemporary writer is going to exercise tresspass vision, writing outside his experience(s), I hope he continues to work beyond surface details (see token ethnicity in "So Many Chances").
Ultimately, I am satisfied with this book. Although I do recommend these first collections for their skill and content: Magic of Blood by Dagoberto Gilb, Sky Over El Nido by C.M. Mayo, and The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Strong and Memorable book for the Short Story Collector
Comment: I read this book in one day. I could not put it down. I loved the story of the blind shell collector. The descriptions were wonderful. As in any collection, you will probably perceive some stories as weaker than others, based on your tastes. I found the story of the hunter and his psychic wife somewhat precious, and I didn't find Mkondo very believable- but even with those provisos, I'm really glad I read the book, and I would recommend it to anyone who liked good literature.
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Title: Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer ISBN: 1573222348 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 10 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fugitive Pieces : A Novel by Anne Michaels ISBN: 0679776591 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 26 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction by Karl Iagnemma ISBN: 0385335938 Publisher: Dial Pr Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: My Life in Heavy Metal by Steve Almond ISBN: 0802140130 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Half in Love : Stories by Maile Meloy ISBN: 0743246853 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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