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New York : Chelsea Station Editions [2012]
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From the award-winning author of "Bob the Book, My Movie" showcases the remarkable range and versatility of Pratt's short fiction, including stories previously published in "The James White Review, Velvet Mafia, Christopher Street, Chelsea Station, " and other periodicals, Web sites, and anthologies.
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Short stories exploring nuanced theme--the sense of how these other guys are the way you're supposed to be, but know you're not, and know that others know you're not; the edges of intimate relationships where our unspeakable secrets are already understood. In many ways, each of these stories
But other times it fails, and the repetition of these themes makes you think, "Haven't we been over this before?" The post-modern "Calvin Gets Sucked In" was cute, but fell flat, and the fable of the trees with intertwined roots just seemed clumsy in comparison to "The Island," "Series" and "The Addict."
Good work, but much of it of its time, not offering much that's fresh and different.
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circles around something that can't be or merely isn't said, and the effect often is satisfyingly poetic.But other times it fails, and the repetition of these themes makes you think, "Haven't we been over this before?" The post-modern "Calvin Gets Sucked In" was cute, but fell flat, and the fable of the trees with intertwined roots just seemed clumsy in comparison to "The Island," "Series" and "The Addict."
Good work, but much of it of its time, not offering much that's fresh and different.
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226 p.; 8.9 inches
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0983285179 / 9780983285175
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