Great American Short Stories
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The book is in great condition. It got here quickly also. I am very satisfied with the service that I got. Thanks
3897201
Really great short stories.  I believe he has the potential of being an even great writer than his father.
3037295
A very nice collection of short stories by some top shelf writers.  Really like the private eye themes.  I recommend it highly!
1862102
This is a great collection of short stories. David Sedaris recommended it at a reading he did in Orange County, CA and he was totally right as usual.
302307
I enjoyed these stories. The author has a way of describing details in the most amusing ways. I like how each story comes to you in pieces, and by the end you are able to put them all together.

Bottom of the Bag is a great. Made me think of the movie American Beauty.
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if you like this author, and I am a fan, then you will not be disappointed. I had read some of these stories in other publications, but was glad to read them again. It is a quiet look at American life with wonderful, poignant details. I love short stories and Eugenides is one of the best short story writers in America today.
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Wonderful Stories. You may have read In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried as it has been widely anthologized. My Favorites were in the second collection - At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom. The Most Girl Part of You, In the Animal Shelter, And Lead Us Not into Penn Station, Tom-Rock Through the Eels also in Tumble Home - The Annex, loved it! Church Cancels Cow was fun too! She definitely has a way with sentences as Rick Moody says in the introduction and definitely a way with bringing humor into almost all the stories.
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Irwin Shaw was one of the best  writers of short stories in the history of American literature. ( He was, incidentally, my father's classmate and acquaintance). His work has unfortunately not received enough attention in the 20+ years since his death.  His clarity and the unobtrusiveness of his way of storytelling are examples of the best sort of writing.

The University of Chicago press should be thanked for making this collection of his stories so easily available. Some, especially earlier productions like Girls in Their Summer Dresses and The Monument, will ( or should ) be read as long as American literature remains a serious subject.
226629
O'Henry wrote terrific short stories and he was noted for his twist(unexpected)
endings.
  Fun read and you can read a whole story in short while since they are all short stories.
  Two stories I loved: The Cabellero's Way(the famous movies and TV series the Cisco Kid was based on this only you will see that they took huge liberties with the character in the screen versions. The short story is far better. And The Ransom of Red Chief; about a horrendous child that is kidnapped. Only he is so aggravating that the story has unexpected results(very funny).
4812772
I read the book in foreign language. Funny short stories. It's a great book by a great writer. Two thumbs up.
1277472
I haven't read all the short stories in this yet, but the ones I have are fantastic. The ones I read are quick shirt stories that really lure you in. I can't wait to have more time to read the rest of them.
1826803
This collection of shorts is wonderful.  Almost every story was enjoyable and all were well written.  Many of the stories give the reader a glimpse into the styles of some authors that one may have not read. Most of the stories are only long enough to help you decide whether you want to read a novel by the same author.  A few stories run long enough to understand more about the authors storytelling ability than just their writing style.  The collection is highlighted by Nick Hornby's own addition.  Dave Egger's story was the only one that left me dissapointed for all the others if the story itself did not do it for me the writing style and voice made me want to try the authors' novels.  This is a book that should not be passed up by any readers who enjoy the works of any of these authors or readers who are lloking for new and upcoming authors to read.
3206408
I am enjoying these short stories a great deal.  The humor is wonderful and the writing is excellent.  I love good short stories and delight in finding them and giving them due praise.
463851
This is a great collection of short stories. I picked it up one day it was lying around at work, and this purchase marks my 3rd time rereading it. Some of the stories aren't so fantastic, but most of them are great. I have found myself thinking of these short stories long after I have finished the book.

2007 was a very good year.
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This summer I relished the short stories in Meier's collection, Watching Oksana.  These are wonderful tales connected by the theme of the parent-child relationship. Meier has such an amazing knack for capturing the life of the mind of a child. This is really evident in the haunting story Birdman and the "Laura stories" at the end of the book. American Snapshot is an amazing homage to the complex 20th century American culture, which brushes up to themes of race. A very rich piece, it should be required reading in American Lit/Studies courses at the high school and college levels. What a delightful collection this book is!
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This collection of short stories ought to appeal to everyone who loves stories pf place and law enforcement.  Many of the stories feature well drawn characters who struggle with meaning and growth.  Several are just hilarious and just frosted with native American mystery or the essential decency of Sheriff Longmire.  Easy reads that last a while in your mind.  Highly recommend for lovers of Native American cultures and heroic endeavor.
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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 2, is a great value and full of good stories.  This particular volume contains two of my very favorite short stories; "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" and "A Horseman In The Sky".

If one has never heard of Ambrose Bierce, and I have never heard anyone in my circles mention him, try this volume and try those two stories.  I do not absolutely love everything he has written,  but I find much of his work to be extremely compelling.  I lack the expertise to understand how some authors reach iconic status and remain well known, while others become forgotten.  But as far as I can tell, Ambrose Bierce falls in the later category.  As far as I am concerned, at his best he compares with Edgar Allen Poe.  However one remains at the forefront of American Literature and the other seems largely forgotten.

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