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nverad's review against another edition
3.0
Kumpulan cerita yang lumayan panjang2.
Semua menceritakan ttg rumah tangga, terutama hubungan antara suami dan istri dalam berbagai bentuk dan latar belakang.
Selain mengagumi, kok bisa kisah2 yang begitu domestik dan personal diceritakan sampai ke mana2, saat membaca buku ini saya juga mendapat pengalaman baru, yaitu bahwa tinggal di Vancouver atau Toronto tidak akan jauh bedanya dengan tinggal di Wonosobo atau di Sorong, hehehee...
Semua menceritakan ttg rumah tangga, terutama hubungan antara suami dan istri dalam berbagai bentuk dan latar belakang.
Selain mengagumi, kok bisa kisah2 yang begitu domestik dan personal diceritakan sampai ke mana2, saat membaca buku ini saya juga mendapat pengalaman baru, yaitu bahwa tinggal di Vancouver atau Toronto tidak akan jauh bedanya dengan tinggal di Wonosobo atau di Sorong, hehehee...
inkyfingeredlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
I honestly don't know how Munro manages to pack so much... everything...into such short narratives.
This woman is brilliant.
This woman is brilliant.
pinkodd's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
stephirene's review against another edition
4.0
I love the way she writes. The way she describes feelings, thoughts and people. She hits the emotional parts of everyday living and sprinkles in some sad or extraordinary outcomes.
jenmcgee's review against another edition
5.0
Munro's story collections are always a reminder that great writing can be done while returning obsessively to certain themes over and over. Almost all of the stories in this book turn on issues of aging, deterioration, and fidelity. Her depiction of marriage is clear-eyed almost to the point of brutality, but always backs off from cruelty just enough to stay humane. These stories offer little in the way of sentimental comfort ("Comfort" and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" broke me in two), but have a sort of faint luminosity to them, a cold comfort that illuminates rather than warms. Beautiful and painful stories.
jfuel's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
As the title implies, these are all stories that focus on relationships. But generally not the healthiest of relationships. So even though I was drawn into each of the stories, they left me feeling somewhat pessimistic about the human condition.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
suzierschmidt's review against another edition
2.0
I think it is time for me to admit I am not a 'short story' girl.
pasc96's review against another edition
4.0
Munro is a master of the short story. "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" is unforgettable.
jayme_k's review against another edition
2.0
I never felt like I could get anywhere near Munro's characters. Occasionally, there would be a glimmer of an emotional response, a revelation from the characters' minds, but overall I found it very hard to get through these not-so-short stories.
charliebnim's review against another edition
3.0
Super easy to read, the stories are well written but to be honest not that interesting.
While they talk about ordinary people with ordinary lives like all of us, it lacked something, I hardly found a character that I could relate to.
I honestly don't understand why she won the Nobel Prize.
While they talk about ordinary people with ordinary lives like all of us, it lacked something, I hardly found a character that I could relate to.
I honestly don't understand why she won the Nobel Prize.