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The Little Disturbances of Man
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This collection of short stories, Grace Paley's first, includes one of my favorites, "The Loudest Voice" (which I bet would be a hoot to hear performed live) plus two others which I like very much, "Goodbye and Good Luck" and "the Contest". I didn't connect with the other stories here in the same way, so my rating is for the first three mentioned.
edit 12/25 - I have a connection with a local library's series of short stories read aloud by local readers. In December, I had the pleasure of hearing a friend, Banna Rubinow, read "The Loudest voice". She read it wonderfully and it was great to hear the story read aloud.
edit 12/25 - I have a connection with a local library's series of short stories read aloud by local readers. In December, I had the pleasure of hearing a friend, Banna Rubinow, read "The Loudest voice". She read it wonderfully and it was great to hear the story read aloud.
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Mar 12, 2025 02:01AM
You've reminded me of a writer I never see mentioned anymore, Paul, yet I thought her short stories were amazing when I first read them years ago. They made me feel I was living in the neighborhoods she described and that I'd gotten to know all those people personally.
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I own her collected stories, a volume I read pre-Goodreads, and now I want to find those three stories you've mentioned and reread them. Only the second title sounds familiar. Thank you, Paul.
Fionnuala wrote: "You've reminded me of a writer I never see mentioned anymore, Paul, yet I thought her short stories were amazing when I first read them years ago. They made me feel I was living in the neighborhood..."Fionnuala, I understand what you mean when you say that the stories made you feel as if you lived in the neighborhood. And if Ms. Paley were still living, I'm sure she'd greatly appreciate that comment.
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Teresa wrote: "I own her collected stories, a volume I read pre-Goodreads, and now I want to find those three stories you've mentioned and reread them. Only the second title sounds familiar. Thank you, Paul." "The Loudest Voice" was my favorite, Teresa. I hope to read more Grace Paley stories at some point,
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