Jayne Anne Phillips

kennyc · 12-03-2015, 12:10 PM

After reading a few of her stories ("Sweethearts", "Stripper", "Slave") in various Flash Fiction and other anthologies I realize I must read more of her work. Now admittedly I'm not a novel fan and have not read her novels (yet) but my lord she is a poet! I just finished reading "Fast Lanes" and read "Black Tickets" a month or so ago which contains many flash length works (which she calls one-page fictions).

The stories, the sentences, the images she creates are pure poetry ..... literally in a number of cases .... but it never comes across (at least to me) as over-written or pretentious just very very vivid! There are a couple of her stories where this prose poetry seems true in a literal sense in that those few stories are virtually surreal images and poetry (I'm thinking of "Bluegill"), but almost all her work pushes the boundary of literary poetic greatness. It's no wonder she has received accolades from many corners.

Many of the stories are written in first person and I'm astonished at the various personas she is able to inhabit and writer from -- amazing just simply amazing.

Anyone interested in reading or writing great short fiction must read these:

Black Tickets
Fast Lanes

Incredible stuff!

There are a few excerpts from each of these books on her website: http://jayneannephillips.com/

Dr. Drib · 12-14-2015, 09:53 AM

Since I'm independently wealthy and worth billions*, I thought I'd look over her work.

Based on your mentioning this author, I just purchased her novel, "Lark and Termite," which was a National Book Award Finalist a few years ago.

I'll check out her short stories, too.

Thank you for mentioning this writer.

* = I own a large number of Monopoly games.

12-03-2015, 12:10 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Jayne Anne Phillips After reading a few of her stories ("Sweethearts", "Stripper", "Slave") in various Flash Fiction and other anthologies I realize I must read more of her work. Now admittedly I'm not a novel fan and have not read her novels (yet) but my lord she is a poet! I just finished reading "Fast Lanes" and read "Black Tickets" a month or so ago which contains many flash length works (which she calls one-page fictions). The stories, the sentences, the images she creates are pure poetry ..... literally in a number of cases .... but it never comes across (at least to me) as over-written or pretentious just very very vivid! There are a couple of her stories where this prose poetry seems true in a literal sense in that those few stories are virtually surreal images and poetry (I'm thinking of "Bluegill"), but almost all her work pushes the boundary of literary poetic greatness. It's no wonder she has received accolades from many corners. Many of the stories are written in first person and I'm astonished at the various personas she is able to inhabit and writer from -- amazing just simply amazing. Anyone interested in reading or writing great short fiction must read these: Black Tickets Fast Lanes Incredible stuff! There are a few excerpts from each of these books on her website: http://jayneannephillips.com/

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12-14-2015, 09:53 AM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,747 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Since I'm independently wealthy and worth billions, I thought I'd look over her work. Based on your mentioning this author, I just purchased her novel, "Lark and Termite," which was a National Book Award Finalist a few years ago. I'll check out her short stories, too. Thank you for mentioning this writer. = I own a large number of Monopoly games.

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