Reviews

Miss Grief and Other Stories by Constance Fenimore Woolson

mrkgnao's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I found a number of the stories hit or miss, and I felt the titular "Miss Grief" too be a little too much for me. I will say that the editor's claims as to Woolson's stark, impactful writing rang true, and that Woolson does live up to her reputation for vivid regional color.

I will also say that I would absolutely watch a 13 episode anime serial based on "The Florentine Experiment."

figment's review

3.0

Short story collections are tough to rate because there are inevitably a few stories that I like and a few that I really dislike. Woolson's writing itself is strong though, and certain stories will stick with me. I particularly liked Rodman the Keeper and its depiction of the post–Civil War South.

hopeevey's review

4.0

This book was given to me for free by the Goodreads Giveaways program.

I am so glad I got the chance to read this book! It's an excellent collection of insightful, well-plotted stories. I hope they re-print the rest of Ms. Woolson's work; I'd love to read more.

bookwormmichelle's review

3.0

Well. I'd never heard of this writer before a bio and this collection of stories ended up in my library. I brought it home after seeing mention of William Dean Howells in the intro, and he is a writer I just "discovered" a few years ago. I found this interesting, and probably if I could would give some stories a 4, but apparently my favorite story was Howells' favorite as well, and apparently this is NOT a good thing. LOL May track down that bio, though, and find out more about Woolson.