Amber Sparks
Autor(a) de The Unfinished World: And Other Stories
About the Author
Amber Sparks is the author of The Unfinished World, and her fiction and essays have appeared in American Short Fiction, the Paris Review, Tin House, Granta, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, daughter, and two cats.
Obras de Amber Sparks
Finding a Safe Haven 1 exemplar(es)
The Janitor in Space 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
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May We Shed These Human Bodies de Amber Sparks
Interesting and I'm glad I read the collection. I found the effectiveness of the story-telling varied quite a bit, which is not uncommon. The other 5* reviews articulate the best parts better than I could.
...hope is the thing with feathers, and I have always been allergic to down.
This is a wonderful collection of short stories, each one different from the other. From clever stories like In Which Athena Designs a Video Game with the Express Purpose of Trolling her father to the poignant Mildly Unhappy, with Moments of Joy, where a woman loses her best friend and doesn't understand why, Sparks uses fairy tales, references to mythology or supernatural elements in her writing. I really liked her writing style and how well Sparks manages to combine an offbeat sense of humor with moments of genuine heart.… (mais)
This is a wonderful collection of short stories, each one different from the other. From clever stories like In Which Athena Designs a Video Game with the Express Purpose of Trolling her father to the poignant Mildly Unhappy, with Moments of Joy, where a woman loses her best friend and doesn't understand why, Sparks uses fairy tales, references to mythology or supernatural elements in her writing. I really liked her writing style and how well Sparks manages to combine an offbeat sense of humor with moments of genuine heart.… (mais)
I don't really like short stories, but I knew that going in so I'm not going to mess up the rating for others. I would rate it 2 stars, some of the stories were really great, most were a miss for me.
I really enjoyed this collection of short stories, with the exception of the longest one which gives the book its title. Most of the tales I found thoughtful, insightful, and intriguing. A good collection, although I was think the author is most masterful with the briefer of the short stories.
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- 6
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- 447
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- 3.6
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- 23
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