tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post5701654692854266354..comments2023-12-16T13:46:14.593-05:00Comments on Readers' Oasis: Armchair BEA -- Novellas & Short StoriesLeila @ Readers' Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-6254398464643547872014-06-01T14:32:03.488-04:002014-06-01T14:32:03.488-04:0010 books over 5 years... I think I can handle that...10 books over 5 years... I think I can handle that! Low pressure--my kind of challenge! I will think about what I will read and stop by later. Thanks!Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-16036248576921313482014-05-31T13:23:37.567-04:002014-05-31T13:23:37.567-04:00Hope you'll stop by and check it out. The chal...Hope you'll stop by and check it out. The challenge has a low threshold: 10 books/5 years. LOL Didn't want to scare anyone off. I'd love to have others come along on the journey. I'm glad you remembered those shorts. Love Flannery O'Conner. I'm thinking of making her work into a full project. Vikk @ Down the Writer's Pathhttp://www.downthewriterspath.com/short-stories-challenge/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-33788273582096911482014-05-28T22:21:14.947-04:002014-05-28T22:21:14.947-04:00Another good interconnected stories kind of book i...Another good interconnected stories kind of book is Colum McCann's Let the Great World SpinLeila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-5327463076334074902014-05-28T22:17:56.243-04:002014-05-28T22:17:56.243-04:00Oh, you know, I've never read Tom Rachman--tha...Oh, you know, I've never read Tom Rachman--thanks! And he has a new one coming out, I think (The Rise & Fall of Great Powers, I think it's called). I do want to read Drown...l think I even have it on my Kindle, conveniently! I did read Visit to the Goon Squad--LOVED it! Didn't even think of that for short stories, but you're right, it's another interconnected story type of book. Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-54988775428674656832014-05-28T22:11:28.197-04:002014-05-28T22:11:28.197-04:00Alice Munro--good recommendation, thanks! I'v...Alice Munro--good recommendation, thanks! I've never read her work, but I really should.Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-66307693492237088632014-05-28T22:09:06.791-04:002014-05-28T22:09:06.791-04:00Thanks! Your blog is BEAUTIFUL, by the way! Thanks! Your blog is BEAUTIFUL, by the way! Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-91692773876270870632014-05-28T20:06:49.246-04:002014-05-28T20:06:49.246-04:00Great post! I'm adding Karens other books to m...Great post! I'm adding Karens other books to my wishlist! Thanks for stopping by my blog :)FICTION STATE OF MINDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850674317851158329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-36898460084501431052014-05-28T19:50:33.729-04:002014-05-28T19:50:33.729-04:00I am going to check out Karen Russell's work, ...I am going to check out Karen Russell's work, thanks! As for short stories, I love them, but do also think they are not for everyone, it really does depend on your reading tastes. BUT :), being as you asked I would recommend you try some Alice Munro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-65471719864857109852014-05-28T19:32:18.160-04:002014-05-28T19:32:18.160-04:00You would probably enjoy Junot Diaz's first co...You would probably enjoy Junot Diaz's first collection, Drown. It contains the first story that featured Yunior. If you like more interconnected works, you might also try Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists (another blogger reminded me of that one) or Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-3021855370808895242014-05-28T13:07:41.622-04:002014-05-28T13:07:41.622-04:00No, I haven't, Rachel... would you recommend? ...No, I haven't, Rachel... would you recommend? Did you read Tenth of December?Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-24990577899277863822014-05-28T13:05:21.588-04:002014-05-28T13:05:21.588-04:00Ah, interesting....you know, I haven't yet fou...Ah, interesting....you know, I haven't yet found a fellow book lover who loved Swamplandia! quite as much as I did. I know another Swamplandia! Superfan must be out there, but I haven't found them yet! I didn't adore Olive Kitteredge, gotta say (forgot about that one!) ... appreciated it, but didn't love it.Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-50546113782114385282014-05-28T12:45:29.266-04:002014-05-28T12:45:29.266-04:00Have you read any George Saunders?Have you read any George Saunders?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937088195052064420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-28850220202098566442014-05-28T12:45:01.071-04:002014-05-28T12:45:01.071-04:00Great piece! I didn't love Swamplandia! I thou...Great piece! I didn't love Swamplandia! I thought it was going in one direction, and then the boat happened, and well, I never quite got over that. <br />I loved The Interpreter of Maladies. I also liked Olive Kitteridge, although I think I never actually read the last two stories. Finishing Olive Kitteridge and reading This Is How You Lose Her on high on my list for this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937088195052064420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-50402326361032379732014-05-28T12:06:12.352-04:002014-05-28T12:06:12.352-04:00Ooh, a short story challenge?! That's an inte...Ooh, a short story challenge?! That's an interesting idea. You know, I forgot all about short stories I read when I was younger, for school or just by choice ... Definitely I enjoyed some pieces by Poe, Shirley Jackson, Raymond Carver, and Flannery O'Connor. My daughter just had to read a few by Kurt Vonnegut for school, and I was surprised that she really liked them. Maybe I need to read them myself.Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-13923131386622575122014-05-28T11:57:17.566-04:002014-05-28T11:57:17.566-04:00I've always loved short stories since I was a ...I've always loved short stories since I was a child and curled up devouring Edgar Allan Poe's collected works. They definitely speak to a different reader's experience but when done well, they work -- at least for me. I guess that's why I've put up a short story reader's challenge to encourage others to add them to their reading plans and share their responses through reviews and blogging. It would be terrific if a short story resurgence were to happen given all the new publishing options available to writers. Traditional publishers shy away from them, but the ease of self-publishing really changes that. I'm going to add your suggestions to my list. Thanks for a thoughtful post. Vikk @ Down the Writer's Pathhttp://www.downthewriterspath.com/2014/05/reading-short-stories/noreply@blogger.com