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Dec 24, 2023msjadeli rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There are ten stories, of varying lengths, mostly about twenty pages long but two or three a little bit longer. Topics covered in them include: following parental conditioning when confronted with something that hasn’t been covered in the…
Jul 24, 2023HPL_Teen_Volunteer3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another collection of short stories! This one was actually recommended to me by three people before I started reading. Needless to say, I did not regret doing so. I think the most powerful point of this book was the author, George…
May 05, 2023
"It's a collection of strange and sometimes unsettling short stories. They definitely make you think, and definitely make you feel" - Monica W.
Mar 05, 2023Cljackson99 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
DNF. Okay but got bored halfway thru
Oct 24, 2022manoletters rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Mr. Saunders definitely has his own style, but a master of the short story? Sorry, but I don't think so. Not sure how he got all the accolades as I found his writing difficult to follow; he doesn't have any rhythm or flow. I guess people…
Dec 26, 2021Crave83 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Tenth of December by George Saunders 251 pages Genre: Short Stories > Short Story Collection; Literary Fiction, Literature - American; Adult Fiction Featuring: Violence, Rape off camera, Sex, Mental Illness, Swearing, and Dark Themes…
Nov 08, 2021bell5133 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Besides some commonalities like using “re” and “(!)” and “etc., etc.,” I thought the author was good at creating a unique voice for each of his short stories. I think the one called “Puppy” was a good one to read for those who have a high…
Sep 20, 2021SolvayGirl rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Actually 3.5 stars. I loved Lincoln in the Bardo and though I enjoyed a few of the stories in this book, I found too many of the characters to be cut from the same cloth—especially because their "voice" was so similar from one to the…
Nov 15, 2020rclane rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very enjoyable, but often felt weird for the sake of being weird.
Feb 29, 2020GUI21972011350878 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was the first George Saunders book I read that wasn't a singular short story (I had read "Sticks" before), and I have reread parts of it many times since. "Victory Lap" is my favorite in this collection, but I really enjoryed all of…
Feb 06, 2019sotto_sis rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was my first experience with Saunders' writing, and I quickly became a fan. The stories in this collection confront ethics with a quirky, often comical, clunky sense of grace. Sometimes an effort to do right turns out vastly wrong and…
Nov 17, 2018shanewhite rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An interesting stylized bit of a writing from an author I'd never heard before. Read by the author and quite entertaining. Feels like stream-of-conscious wordplay. Smart and funny at times. =s=
Apr 11, 2018peachmcd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I am a huge fan of this writer. The precision with which he skewers our delusional clinging to the American Dream(tm) under monopoly capitalism is balanced by his compassion toward humanity in the jaws of the Beast. These stories are…
Aug 05, 2017SCL_Justin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What I liked about George Saunders’ short story collection Tenth of December is the aspiration in all the stories. All these characters are trying so hard to have a life that isn’t terrible, but they are stymied by the world and their…
Apr 28, 2017nbradley2 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
George Saunders is one of the most noteworthy writers of today. Saunders has an obvious passion for the art and craft of writing. Aspiring writers should pay attention to how Saunders develops voice, point of view, positions of power,…
Mar 16, 2017DBRL_IdaF rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If Kurt Vonnegut and Shirley Jackson had a literary baby, his name would be George Saunders. In this collection of short stories, the element of satire and the narration of innermost thoughts is reminiscent of Vonnegut. While, as in…
Apr 01, 2016horthhill rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
"Tenth of December" by George Saunders was an OK collection of short stories. Of the ten stories, I liked 'Victory Lap' the best followed by 'The Semplica Girl Diaries' and 'The Chivalric Fiasco.' These last two were science fiction-lite.…
Mar 18, 2015empbee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Interesting, satirical, well written stories. Funny and not so funny.
Mar 09, 2015uncommonreader rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Not quite up to its effusive praise, this collection of ten stories in nevertheless unique and funny but with substance.
Dec 22, 2014Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Saunders rises to his usual level of genius with the best of these stories, though the collection is watered down with several weak entries. Still, he's at his best with "The Semplica Girl Diaries," a deeply disturbing banality-of-evil…
ruthharris
Nov 23, 2014
We would love to have this book at Battery Park City library!
Nov 16, 2014
2 Copies please Thank You
Sep 04, 2014HujeBohoc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In terms of short stories, you can't do much better than this collection.
Jul 11, 2014
Bizarre, surreal stealthily funny...for fans of Vonnegnt.
Jun 16, 2014NFN rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wildly original stories that surprise, challenge and entertain.