Glory Goes and Gets Some: Stories
by Emily Carter
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Author: Emily CarterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-05
ISBN: 0312282516
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Picador
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- ISBN13: 9780312282516
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Glory Goes and Gets Some: Stories
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
I was an Emily Carter fan when she wrote articles for Twin Cities Reader (before it was eliminated by the Village Voice Corporation who went and bought both weeklies in Mpls and decided that they didn't want to compete with themselve) because she was funny, insightful. She would say anything. Her movie reviews actually reviewed the movies (not always an easy thing to do in an "alternative" weekly where most movie reviewers are trying to write their deconstructionist masters theses) and they were always funny even when there was a dopy undercurrent (I still laugh at her movie review of Moonlight & Valentino where she gave a very positive review to Jon Bon Jovi's [...] On the other hand, several friends hated the way she gave the ending to Heat) and her articles about Judaism, stripping and AIDS doctors were brilliant.
Unfortunately, success at one writing style does not translate into success at another (compare Stephen King's novels and his dreadful screenplays) and Carter's humor doesn't survive the transition from articles to fiction.
The character of Glory is one of the more unlikeable creatures in literature. While many confessional writers (Grahame Greene for example) like to write themselves as horrible people, it's still not fun to read. Glory is a jerk that refers to her rich family and her life on the edge. The story "The Bride" is at the center of the book with her journey from private school outcast to punk club creep to HIV-positive recovering addict in Minnesota. It's riveting, but the other stories that use the same elements fall flat.
There are some exceptions. The one where she doesn't want to date a guy from AA because she's HIV-positive and where he slips back into old habits is great. The trilogy that begins with "Glory Goes and Gets Some" that chronicles the beginning, middle and end of Glory's marriage works. Other stories not so much.
As much as I like Emily Carter as a writer, this book just flounders about. So I recommend buying it used, because it is a fast read, but I do hope she releases a book of essays next.
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