Freeman's. California

3,5⭐️

I've read almost all of the Freeman's and I think this one is at the top. Each piece was so so good

O antologie marca John Freeman, care adună mai mulți scriitori care trăiesc, scriu în sau despre California. John Freeman a avut de unde alege și a creat o antologie excelentă, care îmbină poezia cu proza scurtă, ficțiunea cu non-ficțiunea, subiecte obișnuite cu semnale de alarmă asupra minoritățilo Leggi tutto

California, as we know, is not exactly that gleaming golden that it once was. What's so appealing about this book of new California writing is the ease with which it captures the diverse experience of living here in the still accurate Carey McWilliams coined "island on the land." There is a great se Leggi tutto

I read this collection on a trip down to the California coast. It had some authors I've already read this year and I was pleased to discover some new authors writing interesting stories. The best stories were by Tommy Orange, Lauren Markham, Heather Smith, Shobha Rao and Matt Sumell. They all take pl Leggi tutto

When I won this book I didn't know there were others like this. I liked this book. It is a collection of short stories and poems talking about California. I wish there were more stories in this book.