What we Talk About When we Talk About Love

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Classic / Carver, Raymond
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Why don't you dance? -- Viewfinder -- Mr. Coffee and Mr. Fixit -- Gazebo -- I could see the smallest things -- Sacks -- bath -- Tell the women we're going -- After the denim -- So much water so close to home -- Third thing that killed my father off -- A serious talk -- Calm -- Poular mechanics -- Everything stuck to him -- What we talk about when we talk about love -- One more thing.

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Not my thing, but he is a master at what he does submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on August 26, 2013, 1:08pm I read this for book club, and it's wildly not my thing. I read for the depth and development of stories and characters, and a book of short stories is very hard for me. These are also uniformly depressing. I could just picture of roomful of black-clad teens reading these, trying to out-angst each other.

I will say, however, that Carver is an absolute MASTER at using language to give a snapshot of a moment in time or in a relationship. If short stories ARE your thing and you don't mind bleak outcomes, this is superbly written and you might love this where I just couldn't

Interesting Collection of Short Stories submitted by eschrine on July 22, 2020, 9:25pm Do not let "love" in the title of this collection fool you. Throughout these stories, Carver illustrates a bleak take on life in America. Full of fractured relationships, these short stories are gloomier than my normal cup of tea; nonetheless, Carver is an artist, and the stories are well-written. Some are more impactful than others, but I would say for how short and quick a read they are, it's worth giving this collection a chance.