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Title: In The Garden Of The North American Martyrs by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0-88001-497-0 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Voice in the Garden
Comment: I have read Tobias Wolff for about 5 years now so I was very exited to read this collection of short stories, and needless to say I was not disappointed. The first story I ever read from Wolff was "Bullet in the Brain", and these stories followed in the same amazing tradition. Wolff is able to set the reader down in the middle of a scenario or time like no other author. This voice that he uses is so unique in each story and that you have a real sense of who you are dealing with in each story, and on a smaller level, each character. Wolff is able to create interest in situations and actions that border on plain on all other accounts. He creates characters that we see next to us on the bus everyday buy showing the reader who they are in the actions that carry out, and the how they deal with the certain situations they find themselves in. A hunting trip with friends becomes a look into the deepest crevasse of friendship; a fender bender turns into a trial in patience and trusting with people in everyday settings. Wolff is a master at writing these stories in a voice that speaks to every person, and yet is so unique that we must read on. This was a wonderful collection of stories and is highly recommended for any reader of fiction.
Rating: 5
Summary: wow
Comment: Wolff's short stories in this collection provide crisp narrative journey's exploring humanity in its complexities, confusions, controdictions and emotions. It is as if a heart pumps underneath all the words in each story: they are that alive and that remarkable. I read this in one sitting weeks ago, and the stories and characters are still fresh and instant in my mind. Wolff is one of the best short story writers ever.
Rating: 5
Summary: Characterizations that resonate
Comment: The characters in Tobias Wolff's short stories are typically ordinary people in relatively ordinary circumstances yet he creates through them such vivd glimpses of humanity that we recognize our friends ,relatives,neighbors and ourselves in them.
Powerful writing that is subtle and yet somehow unforgettable.
All of his short fiction collections are equally enjoyable and I would have a hard time recommending one as opposed to any other. This particular book contains several stories that will pull you in and cause you to want to explore more. This is a book that can be opened at random to any of the selections and read with great enjoyment.
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Title: The Night In Question : Stories by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0679781552 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 30 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Back in the World : Stories by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0679767967 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Old School by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0375401466 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: In Pharaoh's Army : Memories of the Lost War by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0679760237 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 26 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff ISBN: 0802136680 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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