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I finally just finished this one. It nested for the last few months in my backpack, only seeing the light of day when I was on a long bus ride, or when I knew had a good enough stretch of time to really sit back and soak in one of it's stories - to appreciate the subtle nuances of Ford's writing. To Leggi tutto

9/10. Un libro con 10 cuentos magníficos. El tema que subyace en todos el de la infidelidad. Recuerda mucho a Carver. La única diferencia es que en Ford el flujo de conscienccia, además de visible, es constante. Todos los cuentos están a un gran nivel, pero si tuviera que destacar dos serían Centro d Leggi tutto

I love me some Richard Ford. He's just one of the best writers living, so careful and tender with his characters yet so generous and abundant with his realizations of time and place and physicality. His stories reach this place between scrutiny and grandiosity that is utterly unique and frequently s Leggi tutto

Richard Ford isn’t for everyone — after all, many of his characters are interchangeable white men who cheat on their spouses — but nonetheless, his books are poetry, as comforting as a cold drink after a long day’s work. Ford has a unique ability to ground life’s monumental moments into humbling mom Leggi tutto

I had to read this book for one of my MFA classes, otherwise I never would have picked it up or likely even known about it. Ford is a solid writer, clean and efficient. He never overwrites, which I particularly appreciate. No flowery prose for him, which is great. But this book is themed around infi Leggi tutto