It’s the commonly used coffee house criteria to define enjoyable fiction: “I identified with the characters.” If we recognize ourselves or others we know in a story, we’re more susceptible to being drawn in. But the characters in The Book Of Other People, an anthology of character sketches/short stories, aren’t…
Judge of Character
An anthology of short stories is filled with unlikable types
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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Eyes Wide Shut
Do Me takes a lingering look at sex and love.
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve always wondered: If love is blind, why is sex so much better with one’s eyes open? There’s an essay in Do Me: Tales of Sex & Love From Tin House that addresses that question in reverse fashion. If the person having sex is blind, is their love more visible?
“You…
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