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suspendedinair's review
5.0
Man.
Telling Tales is the literary equivalent of your favourite variety snack pack. Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Susan Sontag, Günter Grass, Arthur Miller and Christa Wolf (and so on!) all pop up with brilliant tales. Pretty sure at least five of the twenty-one authors are Nobel Prize Winners in Literature, and there are a few perhaps not so widely known authors with their own gems as well. And let's not forget Woody Allen.
The best part of this anthology is that all profits go to HIV/AIDS education, research and treatment. Since I only borrowed a copy from the library, I'm quite happy to purchase a copy for the first person to message me expressing interest in getting a free book. It will be delivered right to you. So---write me if you please.
Anyway! I'm so pleased I read these stories, and I reckon you will be too, when you do. Enjoy.
Telling Tales is the literary equivalent of your favourite variety snack pack. Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Susan Sontag, Günter Grass, Arthur Miller and Christa Wolf (and so on!) all pop up with brilliant tales. Pretty sure at least five of the twenty-one authors are Nobel Prize Winners in Literature, and there are a few perhaps not so widely known authors with their own gems as well. And let's not forget Woody Allen.
The best part of this anthology is that all profits go to HIV/AIDS education, research and treatment. Since I only borrowed a copy from the library, I'm quite happy to purchase a copy for the first person to message me expressing interest in getting a free book. It will be delivered right to you. So---write me if you please.
Anyway! I'm so pleased I read these stories, and I reckon you will be too, when you do. Enjoy.
burnsreadsbooks's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
thetomatowriter's review
3.0
I realized when I started reading this that I had torn out the Woody Allen story upon purchase of the book and that made me happy because fuck Woody Allen. Still, it wasn't my favorite anthology. A few of the stories were very good. I loved the Margaret Atwood one. A few of them tried to be very deep or to ~capture the essence of human nature and they just didn't click with me. I will say, I liked the cause, all of the money went to HIV/AIDS research, and they were all very well written. It's just that there were only a couple that really resonated with me.
fluffernutterfriday's review
3.0
These were some lovely stories! I really enjoyed the variety in genres and plots. Is it weird that I was hoping for more funny/happy stories? Maybe it's just the mood I'm in.
mmkkll's review
2.0
I couldn't get into this book -- it was way too inconsistent. I was drawn in by the list of contributors and for the good cause, but I was disappointed by the stories inside.
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