Are you a Short Story Reader? What's your favorite story? - Page 2

kennyc · 12-25-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

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A good collection:

http://books.google.com/books?id=HND...age&q=&f=false

http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b17532/?si=0

Flowers... is great and that is a collection I don't have, but have almost purchased on a few occasions. Some great stories in there--Beggars in Spain is one....many others!

Treven · 12-25-2009, 06:09 PM

While I'm not a "short story" fan in general, I did enjoy Anne McCaffrey's "The Girl who Heard Dragons" and "The Littelist Dragon Rider".

kennyc · 01-01-2010, 01:49 PM

Just (re)read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas."

All I can says is wow, what a powerful and compact story!

Available here if you're interested:
http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt

kennyc · 01-01-2010, 01:56 PM

Okay, time for a walk. It's above freezing...

WT Sharpe · 01-01-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

Edgar Allen Poe is my favorite writer. I think most anything by him is pretty top-notch.

As a teenager in the 60s I memorized "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe. About 10 or 15 years ago, I recited it live from memory for a Halloween function, so I guess I would have to rate it among my favorites.

Other favorites include Agatha Christie short stories and Doyle's S.H. short stories.

Sparrow · 01-01-2010, 04:03 PM

Roald Dahl wrote some crackers (e.g. 'Tales of the Unexpected').

But William Trevor is my favourite short story writer so far.

ShadowAuthor · 01-01-2010, 04:30 PM

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Land Ironclads
I, Rowboat
Nightfall
Burning Chrome
The Roads Must Roll
Semley's Necklace

nikkers · 01-03-2010, 01:32 AM

Any number of O Henry. A boy and his dog

kennyc · 01-03-2010, 07:01 AM

Oooh, I'd forgotten about "A Boy and his Dog" wow!

Thanks!

kennyc · 01-03-2010, 07:06 PM

Just read another Lorrie Moore - "People Like That Are the Only People Here:"

I'd give it a 3 of 5 good story, keeps you turning pages, some of it seemed a bit too forced I thought.

I liked it much better than "You're Ugly Too" which I read a bit ago

Added: Last night read Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
which I'd never read 4 out of 5

kennyc · 01-04-2010, 06:58 PM

This morning was Katherine Anne Porter's - The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

At least a 4, maybe 4.5

Fiona · 01-05-2010, 08:23 PM

Moving house soon, and discovered while packing - Orson Scott Card's 'Unaccompanied Sonata And Other Stories' - includes the original short story version of 'Ender's Game' and ten other great short stories, all fairly macabre and some disturbing. My paperback is falling apart, so I need to go searching the wonderful world of ebooks.

desertgrandma · 01-05-2010, 09:34 PM

Just finished re-reading one by Arthur C. Clarke.

"The Star"

A short story, and the first time I read it the last line punch me in the gut.

kennyc · 01-06-2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Just finished re-reading one by Arthur C. Clarke.

"The Star"

A short story, and the first time I read it the last line punch me in the gut.

That one is excellent!

It won the 1956 Nebula award and is available here:

http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/star_clarke.html

I read Zelazny's "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" at lunch yesterday. Excellent work it is more or less
the story that put him on the map well before the Amber series.

Available here: https://www.msu.edu/user/carterca/rose.htm

Following it up with "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" which won the 1966 Nebula award.

WT Sharpe · 01-06-2010, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Just finished re-reading one by Arthur C. Clarke.

"The Star"

A short story, and the first time I read it the last line punch me in the gut.

I read it years ago and again a few weeks ago. It's the perfect Christmas story!

Well, maybe not...

01-01-2010, 01:49 PM	#18
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just (re)read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." All I can says is wow, what a powerful and compact story! Available here if you're interested: http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt Last edited by kennyc; 01-01-2010 at 01:54 PM.

01-03-2010, 07:06 PM	#25
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just read another Lorrie Moore - "People Like That Are the Only People Here:" I'd give it a 3 of 5 good story, keeps you turning pages, some of it seemed a bit too forced I thought. I liked it much better than "You're Ugly Too" which I read a bit ago Added: Last night read Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" which I'd never read 4 out of 5 Last edited by kennyc; 01-04-2010 at 06:18 AM.

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Roald Dahl wrote some crackers (e.g. 'Tales of the Unexpected'). But William Trevor is my favourite short story writer so far.

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nikkers tragic Posts: 55 Karma: 1010096 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 160km from a bookshop Device: IPAQ classic	Any number of O Henry. A boy and his dog

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Oooh, I'd forgotten about "A Boy and his Dog" wow! Thanks!

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	This morning was Katherine Anne Porter's - The Jilting of Granny Weatherall At least a 4, maybe 4.5

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Just finished re-reading one by Arthur C. Clarke. "The Star" A short story, and the first time I read it the last line punch me in the gut.

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