tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post6674126155303485821..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Review: Two Short Story Collections by Nathan Englander and Rahul MehtaAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-18284698267951408602011-12-26T14:12:32.746-05:002011-12-26T14:12:32.746-05:00Interesting — I won a free copy of Quarantine via ...Interesting — I won a free copy of Quarantine via Twitter, but haven't picked it up yet. The topic sounds interesting, but the New Yorker-ish-style stories are exactly the opposite of what I like — to me, character is king. I'll have to move this one up the list just to see what I think compared to your reaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-14250698360204893542011-12-15T16:43:43.383-05:002011-12-15T16:43:43.383-05:00Interesting question, Sam. I'll try to quanti...Interesting question, Sam. I'll try to quantify what I mean...It seems to me that New Yorker-ish stories in the last decade are predominantly written by a certain class of hip/mod male writers with a certain emotional indifference to the story or the characters--and with more emphasis on style than substance. I'd say Chabon, Safran Foer, Eggers all fit the bill. That they're all young(ish), white male is mildly annoying to me. Most of the time these stories are well written but leave me asking, So what?<br /><br />Does that help?As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-33813836091566359752011-12-15T16:02:02.234-05:002011-12-15T16:02:02.234-05:00I'm curious - what is the US modern style for ...I'm curious - what is the US modern style for short stories? (I'm from the UK). I think the content of Mehta's collection does sound very interesting.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-69393183831300181752011-12-15T10:26:46.643-05:002011-12-15T10:26:46.643-05:00Always love your reviews, especially when you sudd...Always love your reviews, especially when you suddenly become self-reflective about your own reading experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763269201273012957noreply@blogger.com