i just finished self-help by lorrie moore. she's a new author for me - there has been some recent coverage of her lately as her new book, a gate at the stairs was just released. i was intrigued, and on a recent trip to the movies, stopped into the bookstore to pick up a few of her books.
i don't usually go for short stories (something about them being short - i feel i become committed to the characters, and then at once they are gone), but i did enjoy moore's writing. all except the last story in this collection i found to be devastatingly heartbreaking. tragic and honest, dark and sublime. the last story could not hold my attention, and i found myself having to reread paragraphs to figure out what was happening.
all in all, i did enjoy her stories, and i am eager to start birds of america..
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