Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money (P.S.)
by Rebecca Curtis
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Author: Rebecca CurtisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN: 0061173096
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: Remarkable
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm really surprised that there are only seven reviews up for this book, because it's a remarkable collection of short stories. I've been a fan of Ms. Curtis ever since "Hungry Self" appeared in the New Yorker. It seems like it took a long time for this collection to come out, as that story appeared several years ago. "Hungry Self," "Summer With Twins," "The Alpine Slide," and "The Witches" are all sublime. Several other stories, however, do nothing but detract from the book as a whole. There are several dreamlike stories that read like narrated nightmares, but are so surreal that they fail to inspire any sort of fear in the reader. Some of the stories fail completely, leaving me wondering how one writer could write stories that vary so widely in their quality.
At any rate, the best stories in this book are nothing short of great. They have a sly humor and stunning prose.
This is one of the few books I have recommended to friends of mine who I consider serious readers, but I always do so while warning them to skip the weird dream sequence stories. If you enjoy excellent short stories, I would absolutely recommend this book.
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