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You Are Not a Stranger Here
You Are Not a Stranger Here
Author: Adam Haslett
An aging inventor, burning with manic creativity, tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman, a long-time resident of a rest home, becomes the confidante of a lovelorn teenaged volunteer. — The nine stories in "You...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780965066112
ISBN-10: 0965066118
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 240
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday/Random House
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed You Are Not a Stranger Here on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
short stories, but very good indeed.
mugndoli avatar reviewed You Are Not a Stranger Here on + 91 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
collection of short stories. some very good, some awful. some just plain odd. general theme is social disconnect, suicide, death, human pain. not too cheerful... i know- not a glowing review- but truthful!
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Very good short stories. I especially liked the one titled Divination.


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