Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Complete Stories
Book Review: Biting wit abounds.
Summary: 5 Stars
Dorothy Parker was a great writer and a great social observant who now gives us a clear window into the past. Her wit is biting and at it's best in this collection, favourite reads are for the individual to decide, however, for me, as well as cheering me up with her razor sharp observation and almost cruel wit. Parker also saddens me for her wit must have been based on the cynacism of one who viewed her life as overindulged and wasted by circumstance, as a wealthy woman and as a woman in her time. Reading her is alawys like laughing with a red hot tear in your eye, for her work is as much an insight into her soul as it is to her lifetime and lifestyle.Book Review: Darker than expected, but witty
Summary: 5 Stars
Perhaps because it doesn't include some of Dorothy Parker's well-known, light-hearted poetry or journalism, this collection of short stories was darker than I expected. Some of what are considered Parker's classic short stories - such as "Big Blonde" and "A Telephone Call" - impressed me less than several other stories. "Mr. Durant," for example, is a story about abortion published in 1924 that gets around the censors of that day by not using the A word at all. Incredibly well done. In this book, at least, Parker's wit excels in the closing section of "sketches" rather than stories. "Our Tuesday Club" is an assemblage of character descriptions, rather than a narrative, and I regard it as a wonderful example of Parker's wit. Despite their age, most of the stories in this collection hold up well.
Book Review: Disappointed - thought she was funnier than this
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book of stories because I thought Parker was funny. Some of her later work is. But all these stories written in the 1920's are depressing and dreary. Where is the humor? I expected some astoundingly humorous work and what it is is depressing mostly. Just my 2 cents.Book Review: Dorothy Parker's Humor
Summary: 5 Stars
It is such a delight to read the works of Dorothy Parker. She has such a unique way of looking at life. She makes the most mundane things humorous because she is so realistic in her views.Book Review: Men never make passes at girls reading Dorothy Parker
Summary: 5 Stars
Dorothy Parker is one of the great women writers of the twentieth century. Though her life was marred by alcoholism and rather poor choices, her biting, insightful stories are a window into the twenties and women in general. I read her stories whenever I've had a rough day and need a giggle.
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