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Loading... Cheating at Canasta: Storiespor William Trevor
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lo amarás Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Beautifully sad. In these twelve stories, not a one of them is uplifting or happy, but reading this book is a pleasure. Is it the catharsis one feels from a well-crafted tragedy, that the Greeks were well aware of? Or is it just Trevor's mastery as a storyteller? William Trevor uses a great economy of words: his writing is lyrical without being flowery. He is a master of subtlety, which requires the reader to be extra diligent. (Often I had to read passages more than once to figure out what he was really saying. I'm not used to such exact writing.) Most of all, Trevor is wonderful at developing complex characters in a short space. His plots, though seemingly plain on the surface, still have many twists that leave the reader wondering at the end. (  ) duckwood | Feb 8, 2010 |  As short stories go, these are pretty good. The characters are well enough developed that the reader can have some understanding of what makes them tick - more so than in some novels I've read. As I've said before, Trevor is very good at creating a mood, a feeling. This tells you a lot about the situation that he's describing. The stories are largely about Ireland and Irish society, and, while I don't have any first hand experience, I reckon he's done a pretty good job of picturing the society for us. Notwithstanding these positive comments, I do still prefer a full length novel to a short story....I sometimes felt Trevor was rushing the plot a little. (  ) oldblack | Jan 1, 2010 | The more I read, the more I liked! The only tiny quibble is that - if you read between the lines - Trevor is still writing really in the 60s and 70s. The modern bits don't convince. ( ) Adrianburke1 | Oct 7, 2009 | This is a collection of 12 stories. Most (all?) take place in Ireland and/or involve Irish characters. Because they are stories, the topics differ. Some show the long-term effects of small actions, some detail broken relationships, and some are less hopeless than others. (In response to another reviewer, maybe I'm too literal but I that in Folie a Deux the act of the 2 9-year olds is functionally forgotten by 1 of them but dominates the life of the other.) franoscar | Aug 1, 2008 | The narrative is simple and un-intrusive. The stories are reflective, and typically a character’s secrets are revealed in the course of the tale. They have a slow, deliberate and relaxed air. These brief episodes encapsulate very real drama, pain and regret. The stories are neither depressing nor uplifting, just plain interesting. (  ) kielyrobert | Feb 8, 2008 |  sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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