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Bezig met laden... Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction (editie 2005)door Judith Kitchen (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Uneven but absorbing collection of essays. Standouts include Barbara Hurd's 'Moon Snail' which is well worth the price of admission, and made me vow to find more by her, right away. It put me in mind of Annie Dillard at her grittiest. Also noteworthy was Michael Perry's 'The Big Nap'- visionary, quiet, and revelatory. A collection worth picking up. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Short Takes presents seventy-six writers whose range and style demonstrate the myriad ways we humans have of telling our truths. Themes develop and collide with one another: musings about baseball and books, family and history, war and work, science and the seasons. Each short - whether a few paragraphs or reaching 2,000 words, and reflecting almost every way nonfiction can be written - invites us to experience the power of the small to move, persuade, and change us."--Jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)814.5408Literature English (North America) American essays 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The problem with anthologies, of course, is that some pieces resonate and others don't, and you won't know which is which until you read them all, given the sheer range of writers included (76 in this collection).
I only liked bits and pieces of certain essays, and there were many I didn't care for at all, whether because they were boring, or they featured sexual content, profanity, or the notion that evolutionary theory is fact.
I also wish the bio for each writer appeared directly after their work (instead of compiled toward the end), so I wouldn't have to flip back and forth after each piece. ( )