tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post3587205860864041606..comments2023-10-17T05:30:29.081-06:00Comments on Bye-Bye Shadowlands: Carver IndeedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-56267902402256243522007-12-18T19:26:00.000-06:002007-12-18T19:26:00.000-06:00Short cuts was great, except for Lyle Lovett, who ...Short cuts was great, except for Lyle Lovett, who nearly ruined it as the troubled baker. Tom Waits and Lily Tomlin were the best.Marc Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937854340746920273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-85293197991062170462007-12-17T17:46:00.000-06:002007-12-17T17:46:00.000-06:00By the way...love "Short Cuts." It was on TV rece...By the way...love "Short Cuts." It was on TV recently. When I do read the New Yorker fiction, it is sometimes good--some story about some Danish Japanese student killing herself springs to mind. But the one by Paddy Clarke (whose books I love) was kind of a snore. "Dog Ran Away: Marriage Ends."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-26360225614806353922007-12-17T15:58:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:58:00.000-06:00I find that I never actually WANT to read short st...I find that I never actually WANT to read short stories, but when I do, and they're good, I love them. I have the same issue with The New Yorker. I read everything BUT the fiction. But when I do read the fiction (an Alice Munro story comes to mind), it's usually great. When it comes to Hemingway, I might actually prefer the short stories.Marc Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937854340746920273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-75248305396303889382007-12-17T15:45:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:45:00.000-06:00I should probably revisit Carver, but "Short Cuts"...I should probably revisit Carver, but "Short Cuts" wouldn't be the enticement.<BR/><BR/>Or revisit Salinger's 9 Stories. Hard to beat any story by William Trevor or John Cheever, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-10958785848950111492007-12-17T14:39:00.000-06:002007-12-17T14:39:00.000-06:00I'm reading Michael Chabon at the moment and I'm h...I'm reading Michael Chabon at the moment and I'm having the opposite problem. I can't explain why I'm not that interested in his books even though they are interesting to read.<BR/><BR/>I have never been able to get enthusiastic about short stories. I never read the fiction in my New Yorker, unless I'm stuck on the subway and I've read everything else. I don't know why this is--maybe I just appreciate delayed payoff more. I think Dad has the same issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com