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Mary Gaitskill

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Mary Gaitskill was born in Lexington, Kentucky on November 11, 1954. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. She is a novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her novels include Veronica, The Mare, and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her collections of short stories include visa mer Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To, and Don't Cry. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Bidragsgivare — 211 exemplar
Under the Bridge (2005) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor194 exemplar
Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 187 exemplar
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Best Music Writing 2010 (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 34 exemplar
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A story of awakening compassion. As with much of her writing, Gaitskill takes me back to my youth.
 
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monicaberger | 26 andra recensioner | Jan 22, 2024 |
Just couldn't connect

As I put in the title, I just couldn't connect with this. There are two stories here, and from the beginning the author hops back and forth between the two. Sometimes that can work, but when you're halfway through it and there is still no apparent connection, it gets annoying. Particularly when neither has any apparent point by halfway through.
 
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acb13adm | 2 andra recensioner | Sep 13, 2023 |
A small little book about a huge issue (sexual misconduct and its power dynamics) which ultimately leaves readers in a bemused state of empathy.
 
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cbwalsh | 4 andra recensioner | Sep 13, 2023 |
Huh. I think I may have read this too close to [b:The Robber Bride|17650|The Robber Bride|Margaret Atwood|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320478077s/17650.jpg|1119196] to properly appreciate it. Both books have women carefully selected to contrast each other. Both focus on their childhood, their adolescence and then their adulthood, starting with adulthood then going back to childhood and working their way forward. Both grapple with dark themes and child abuse.
In contrast, Two Girls, Fat and Thin has beautifully vivid writing, particularly in the chapters narrated by Dorothy where her imagination roams free, but less substantial characterization.… (mer)
 
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