FREE: The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories

Moejoe · 08-29-2009, 07:21 PM

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The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories

BY JOHN KESSEL

Just finished reading this short story collection and it wowed me. I can't recommend it enough.

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An ex-con finds himself falling, once more, under a seductive, amoral woman's spell.
A hidden door in a summer house leads to a land of plenty.
An inventor's life converges with the pulp fiction he reads.
In "Pride and Prometheus," the Bennett sisters encounter Dr. Frankenstein and his monster.
And, in his acclaimed and award-winning Lunar Quartet, Kessel explores the gender dynamics, politics, and long-term sustainability of a matriarchal lunar colony.

This astonishing collection ranges from science fiction to the surreal while intersecting with Frank L. Baum's Oz and the characters of Flannery O'Connor, Mary Shelley, and Jane Austen. By turns satirical, horrific, funny, and generous, these stories showcase the manifold gifts of a modern-day master.

http://feedbooks.com/book/3189

nomesque · 08-29-2009, 07:29 PM

Ooooh... looks good! I've downloaded it, thanks :-D

Moejoe · 08-29-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

Ooooh... looks good! I've downloaded it, thanks :-D

You won't regret it, it's a cracking read. Also, because I love the books so much, you might want to check out Kelly Link's short story collections on Feedbooks, they're amazing

http://www.feedbooks.com/author/588

zelda_pinwheel · 08-29-2009, 10:16 PM

well, i've gone and downloaded it too. and i think it may just have been the book that tipped my "to read" list right over into the category "(hu)man-made constructions that are visible from outer space". curse you, moejoe !

now, going to bed, to read.

Idoine · 08-30-2009, 05:09 PM

I downloaded it too, thanks, Moejoe !

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08-29-2009, 07:29 PM	#2
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Ooooh... looks good! I've downloaded it, thanks :-D

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well, i've gone and downloaded it too. and i think it may just have been the book that tipped my "to read" list right over into the category "(hu)man-made constructions that are visible from outer space". curse you, moejoe ! now, going to bed, to read.

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Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	I downloaded it too, thanks, Moejoe !

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