Show Don't Tell: Stories
It is hard to find fault with what is a bravura collection. Sittenfeld may demonstrate more creative risk-taking in her novels...but what she displays in her expertly crafted and hugely engaging short-form fiction is, quite simply, supremely accomplished storytelling.
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A bit like sitting down with a good friend who’s about to dish on some major life business. The stories are messy, delicious, spun through with bits of quotable wisdom ... Although you may see certain twists coming, most of them land with a satisfyingly unpredictable punch.
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There is often real wisdom at the heart of Sittenfeld’s stories, and it’s not wisdom you have to dig to find — it’s direct and plainly stated. As the old commercial used to say: Try it, you’ll like it.
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