All About Books discussion

Diane S ☔ wrote: "The Ransom of Red Chief another web freebie
https://www.shortstoryproject.com/sto..."

Oh, I remember that one so fondly! I think they made a very funny movie short of it, didn't they? Black and white.

Diane S ☔ wrote: "The Ransom of Red Chief another web freebie
https://www.shortstoryproject.com/sto..."

Diane, I read it. but I cannot say it did much for me. I know I have read O. Henry in school and yet no memories of the stories remain. I do not think O. Henry is for me, but it was good to check him out again. Thank you for the link.

I liked it, the idea of it and the situation. Sorry you didn't like it more. Will keep hunting for more, it's fun to find them and interesting to see who likes what.

Didn't know about the movie, Patty. Will see if it on YouTube by any chance. Thanks for mentioning it

I have read one story in Metak u srcu Svetog Augustina. The book's title translates as A Bullet in the Heart of St. Augustine.

One of the stories, "Perhaps the Dog was Dreaming US"' is translated and free online. We will be discussing it in the Reading for Pleasure group's Short Story Breakfast Club Thread. I have included a link to the translated story in my review.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Stand By Me is a beautiful short story by Wendell Berry. Don't put off reading it.

There is a free online link to it in my review and the font is big! :0)

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Feuille d'Album by Katherine Mansfield did not do much for me.

My teeny review with a free online link to the story: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Maybe it will do more for you than me.

I stuck in a short story by Edith Wharton. This one--Coming Home. I found it free at Gutenberg. There is a link to it in my review.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just started a classic sci-fi collection by Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man. I'm kind of excited about reading it because I haven't read anything by Bradbury in AGES!

I also checked out from the library The Islands: Six Fictions by William Wall, which looks really interesting and is the 2017 winner of the University of Pittsburgh Press Drue Heinz Literature Prize (for a short story collection). I may wait until Jan 1 to start it so I can count it for my 2019 challenges.

On this Christmas Eve I took a little time this afternoon to read A Christmas Memory and I loved it because it made me remember Christmases of my childhood. 5 stars. My brief thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have completed my last book for 2018; the book I just started will not be done until next year! So my last book is the short story Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

While I like how Mansfield draws people and places and scenes, I am often left wanting a bit more.

I listened to Asymmetry by Kendra Fortmeyer on the LeVar Burton Reads Podcast. I enjoyed it a lot! It’s the story of a woman’s unusual experience after a breakup. I love Burton’s narration and his use of music. His podcasts are a great way to squeeze in the occasional short story (and by authors I’m not always familiar with) without reading an entire collection.

I read Nothing to declare by John Boyne. Doesn't seem to be in goidreads data base.
Free link to story https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/bo...

I have completed Truman Capote's The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories. This is not my favorite by the author.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have stuck in a short story--The Daughters of the Moon by Italo Calvino, an author I have wanted to test for a very long time.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Here is the correct link to my review of The Daughters of the Moon:

My short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The other did not work.

A friend in another group mentioned that Alexander McCall Smith posts a free story every month on his website. I haven't read one yet, but she's enjoyed all the ones she's tried.

https://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.u...

Hi - my short story "24 Hours in Paris" has been published in Adelaide Magazine.
Would love for people to read.
http://adelaidemagazine.org/f_eoin_od...

Thanks a million.
Regards
Eoin

Currently reading a book of short stories about my hometown during the mid to late 20th century called Lost in the City. It is a very interesting look at the city during the my grandparents' and--at least in his youth--father's era. I suppose when I finish the book I will come back here to talk about some of the individual stories that I liked.

B. P. wrote: "Currently reading a book of short stories about my hometown during the mid to late 20th century called Lost in the City. It is a very interesting look at the city during the my grandpa..."

You are lucky to find a book with such a personal connection! I am unfamiliar with Jones. I look forward to hearing if his stories match well with your recollections and family histories.

This book came out when I was two and the stories were written mostly in the 1980s....about life going back to the 1950s so I have no personal history to compare these stories to. Washington, D. C. was changing very drastically by the time I came along at the end of the Cold War.

I just read some short stories by Truman Capote and now I want to read more short stories/novellas from other authors as well. I see above that Alexander McCall Smith has short stories for free online, so I'll definitely try to read some of those, but I don't know from who else I should read. Any recommendations? :)

Shiruji, I don’t read a lot of short fiction, but I love the stories by Eudora Welty. They are quirky and diverse with a “southern” flair. If you can listen to Ms. Welty reading her own story “Why I Live at the P. O.” it’s definitely worth it. She wrote quite a few stories, and I have enjoyed all I’ve read. Of course, they are not contemporary, but her themes are timeless.

Just finished the excellent anthology The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates

My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm sure many readers over the years have been introduced to Jack London in school, because his stories are simple but powerful, and they raise good questions. To Build a Fire is one such story that makes me cold just thinking about it.
4★ My review

As I often say, I'm not particularly keen on short stories, but London's are really great