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256 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140112450
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This collection of pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces is a companion to Sixty Stories, Barthelme's earlier retrospective volume. Barthelme spotlights the idiosyncratic, haughty, sometimes downright ludicrous behavior of human beings, but it is styl...
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256 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140112450
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This collection of pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces is a companion to Sixty Stories, Barthelme's earlier retrospective volume. Barthelme spotlights the idiosyncratic, haughty, sometimes downright ludicrous behavior of human beings, but it is styl...
Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
challenging 40%
lighthearted 40%
adventurous 20%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 100%Strong character development?
N/A: 100%Loveable characters?
N/A: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 100%Average rating
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