In his second collection of stories, as in his first, Carver's characters are peripheral people--people without education, insight or prospects, people too unimaginative to even give up. Carver celebrates these men and women.
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I read this at the suggestion of a respected writer friend after I admitted I was a long-time John Cheever fan. He shared with me that Raymond Carv... (show more)
I read this at the suggestion of a respected writer friend after I admitted I was a long-time John Cheever fan. He shared with me that Raymond Carver admittedly adored John Cheever and that I might enjoy reading this book. It was his favorite so I thought I would be jumping in at a good point. I did find it to be similarly spare and lonely like Cheevers "Short Stories", also spartan and with economical writing which gets you there with an impression rather than every detail. It's a fascination of mine; the lonely, NYC bedsitter people and worlds they live in. Like a good Edward Hopper painting. Starkly lit,and empty. The thing that was very similar for me was the surprises sprinkled throughout the stories that you don't expect and are somewhat shocking! I haven't returned to this author yet, but may soon. I find this book to be up there with reading the classics and a great example of quality writing style and character development. (show less)
I think that I may not be a short story person... it was interesting but it often left me irritated and unsatisfied... I feel like i did not unders... (show more)
I think that I may not be a short story person... it was interesting but it often left me irritated and unsatisfied... I feel like i did not understand a lot of the stories... (show less)
Al igual que autores como John Cheever o Yates, forma parte Carver de aquella generación de escritores norteamericanos que dedicaron su obra a retratar el fracaso, la desilusión y la infelicidad que muchas veces se escondía tras la prosperidad material de los babyboomers de la posguerra. Al principio, la economía de medios y el estilo desnudo de la prosa de Carver puede desalentar a muchos, pero esta colección contiene algunas gemas. Memorables son "After the denim", sutil reflexión... (show more)
Al igual que autores como John Cheever o Yates, forma parte Carver de aquella generación de escritores norteamericanos que dedicaron su obra a retratar el fracaso, la desilusión y la infelicidad que muchas veces se escondía tras la prosperidad material de los babyboomers de la posguerra. Al principio, la economía de medios y el estilo desnudo de la prosa de Carver puede desalentar a muchos, pero esta colección contiene algunas gemas. Memorables son "After the denim", sutil reflexión moderna sobre el antiguo problema de Job del éxito del malo y la mala fortuna del justo; "So much water so close to home", cuento que fuera brillantemente adaptado al cine en una película protagonizada por Gabriel Byrne; así como el cuento que da su nombre a la colección, "What we talk when we talk about love", que examina las distintas caras del amor, luminosas unas y oscuras otras. Muy recomendable. (show less)
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I was introduced to Carver four years ago in my senior year of college in a fiction writing class. We read the title story from this collection as well as "A Small, Good Thing" and "Cathedral," neither of which are included in this book. I absolutely love those three stories, and I'm not sure that any of the ones in this collection are up to par with those. Perhaps "The Bath," but I think I liked that one because it reminded me of "A Small, Good Thing.&qu... (show more)
I was introduced to Carver four years ago in my senior year of college in a fiction writing class. We read the title story from this collection as well as "A Small, Good Thing" and "Cathedral," neither of which are included in this book. I absolutely love those three stories, and I'm not sure that any of the ones in this collection are up to par with those. Perhaps "The Bath," but I think I liked that one because it reminded me of "A Small, Good Thing." In the end, although I still love Carver's writing, I think the book Where I'm Calling From is a much better representation of his style. (show less)
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