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Birds of America: Stories
Birds of America Stories
Author: Lorrie Moore
ISBN-13: 9780312241223
ISBN-10: 0312241224
Publication Date: 9/23/1999
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed this book immensely. Moore writes stories on a small scale, everyday occurances that seem simple but can break your heart at the same time. Her prose is plain, straightforward, yet beautiful.
Pattakins avatar reviewed Birds of America: Stories on + 365 more book reviews
This in not a book about birds. It is a story about the lost and unsettled in America.
carlamo avatar reviewed Birds of America: Stories on + 269 more book reviews
Moore is a wonderful storyteller
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Humor, pathos, understanding.
reviewed Birds of America: Stories on + 9 more book reviews
Excellent collection
skywriter319 avatar reviewed Birds of America: Stories on + 784 more book reviews
My writing professor says that Moore is one of today's best short story writers, but I don't see it. Nearly all of her characters are interchangeable between stories, nothing ever happens, and the characters are unlikable. I admit, of course, to occasional brilliant descriptive writing and the intrigue of reading about characters you desperately hope you don't end up like, but overall it's a very frustrating and uninspiring read.
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Contains my favorite short story ever!