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By: Miranda July
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Summary

Winner of the 2007 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

In her remarkable stories of seemingly ordinary people living extraordinary lives, Miranda July reveals how a single moment can change everything. Whether writing about a middle-aged woman's obsession with Prince William, or an aging factory worker who has never been in love, the result is startling, sexy, and tender by turns. One of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, Miranda July is a brilliant new voice in fiction.

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Critic reviews

"Blisteringly good." ( Guardian)
"July's inventive tales swing from laugh-out-loud funny to heart-clenchingly sad." ( Daily Telegraph)
'These stories are incredibly charming, beautifully written, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, and even, a dozen or so times, profound.' (Dave Eggers)
'Laden with offbeat, emotionally isolated characters...mordantly funny.' ( Vogue)
'A magically oddball study of depression, repression, envy, loneliness and aimlessness - and rarely has such a thing been so entertaining.' ( Time Out)
'Weird doesn't begin to cover it, but wonderful (in the literal sense of the word, as in full of wonder) does.' ( Elle)
'The stories and story-fragments keep just the right amount back; twist into something surprising and disconcerting. They are charming and funny, too.' ( Daily Telegraph)
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like a feminine version of Ray carver - these stories are funny and astutely observed.

Pithy -

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A beautiful, intimate, quirky, full of great moments and gorgeously narrated book of stories.
My favourite is the 'swimming coach' one.
I totally recommend!

Brilliant!

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Where do I start? This was probably the best collection of short stories I’ve ever read. July’s writing style is really unique and hearing her read it out loud creates a interesting almost lucid feeling. She finds moments of humanity and pathos in the weirdest/most unlikely places. The characters in the stories are so eccentric and full of idiosyncrasies and neurosis; at first these can be slightly jarring but as the stories progress it’s amazing how you can catch little glimpses of yourself and moments of universality. It gets weird at times. A lot of the stories focus on people at the fringes of society- but July’s prose keeps it entertaining throughout

Dazzlingly unique

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The way in which Miranda July manages to amuse and inform her audience is insatiable. Each story is like a new paradigm to chew on.

short stories that feel like dessert

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Contains mild spoilers.

I do feel bad giving only 3 stars, if I could have given 3.5 I would. The stories are beautifully written and performed, July's dialogue is excellent and feels extremely real, she's funny and witty. What bothered me to the point that I had to take a break about halfway through was the fact that all stories seemed to be variations of each other and they all seemed to lack purpose. It was always (or almost always? I can't think of an exception) about a woman's life being destroyed, or about her being stuck in a rut and trying to get out of it but being unable to - disturbingly, incest seems to be a bit of a motif, and while I think the last story was meant to be about a mothering kind of love, it read like grooming. Some stretches felt like Joy Williams in that they both don't shy away from the surreal, but to me, July's stories, while observant and eloquent, lacked purpose; I left empty handed, so to speak.

white melancholy

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