tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post874567568293745524..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Well, the stone is gone now...Larry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-18772456607205169002014-11-16T11:30:31.628-06:002014-11-16T11:30:31.628-06:00Thanks! I forgot the Ben Marcus; my favorite of hi...Thanks! I forgot the Ben Marcus; my favorite of his books that I've read. Not so fond of the Poissant, had some trouble with the Vollmann.<br /><br />Will definitely check out the Galchen and Atwood, and look up reviews for the others.<br /><br />Bill<br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178834776160573717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-36579176615305475122014-11-15T12:31:55.939-06:002014-11-15T12:31:55.939-06:00Stent would have still been necessary, in that I h...Stent would have still been necessary, in that I had fluid buildup in my left kidney and there was a risk of inflammation and infection if the passage closed up after the stone broke in the urethra. <br /><br />Haven't read the Antrim, but I had a similar reaction to the Taylor (I'll review it later this month). As for other collections:<br /><br />Margaret Atwood, <i>Stone Mattress</i><br /><br />Paula Bomer, <i>Inside Madeleine</i><br /><br />Lydia Davis, <i>can't and won't</i><br /><br />Adam Wilson, <i>What's Important is Feeling</i><br /><br />David James Poissant, <i>The Heaven of Animals</i><br /><br />Antonya Nelson, <i>Funny Once</i><br /><br />Elizabeth McCracken, <i>Thunderstruck & Other Stories</i><br /><br />Lorrie Moore, <i>Bark</i><br /><br />Ben Marcus, <i>Leaving the Sea</i><br /><br />Rivka Galchen, <i>American Innovations</i><br /><br />Sean Ennis, <i>Catch Us</i><br /><br />William T. Vollmann, <i>Last Stories and Other Stories</i><br /><br />Jac Jemc, <i>A Different Bed Every Time</i><br /><br />Paul Theroux, <i>Mr. Bones</i><br /><br /><br />Those are the other collections I've read this year, besides the Elliott and Taylor. I'd recommend almost all of them (none I really disliked, but a few I had more mixed reactions to).Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-72250229264973470142014-11-15T11:55:35.810-06:002014-11-15T11:55:35.810-06:00Ouch, sorry to hear about the unnecessary stent.
...Ouch, sorry to hear about the unnecessary stent.<br /><br />I loved The Wilds. Look forward to your take on it. My overall reaction to this year's short story collections is more mixed; loved the Minor and Moore, disappointed in the Antrim and Justin Taylor. Recommendations appreciated.<br /><br />Bill<br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178834776160573717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-39845589213519056212014-11-15T11:52:50.989-06:002014-11-15T11:52:50.989-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178834776160573717noreply@blogger.com