Winesburg, Ohio (Signet Classics)
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $5.95
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
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Inspired by Anderson's Midwestern boyhood and his adulthood in early 20th-century Chicago, this volume gave birth to the American story cycle, for which Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and later writers were forever indebted. Defying the prudish sensibilities of his time, Anderson embraced frankness and truth. Here we meet all those whose portraits brought the American short story into the modern age.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-09-06
Summary: "Intresting."
Few of the stories were intresting. I would not have read it had it not been for school though.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-25
Summary: "Winesburg Ohio"
Book was received in a timely fashion in excellent condition. I would recommend this dealer. The story is a little strange and somewhat depressing so far, so why can't I put it down? Thanks for the service.
Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-07-23
Summary: "Good reading"
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The price is right; the sellers ship right away; the books come on time; She's happy and there are no losers here. Jerry R in Inglewood
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-19
Summary: "One of my favorites..."
My senior high school english teacher had me read this book...although that was years ago, I picked this up the other day and read it all the way through, for at least the 7th time...Anderson is an amazing writing, and some of the short stories in this book, I feel, are windows into the moments I think we all have in life...
Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-07-09
Summary: "OK, BUT . . ."
I dispute mentions of Anderson as an inspiration for Hemingway, et al.
These stories are sparse narrations, tales of mundane events in ways
that to me drummed on without revealing plots or character of unusual
interest. Like, descriptive, but not so entertaining or enlightening.
Maybe of worth to sense the tenor of those Middle America times. But
a vintage Sears & Roebuck's catelogue could do it too.
In 20-some stories I found only several which tweaked my interest and
provided unique human insights. Phrasing was expository and its meter
was consistent through all stories; compared to a semi-contemporaneous
writer The Stories of John Cheeverof Anderson's
time, John Cheever, these are pretty flat reads.