To me nothing screams 'BEACH BOOK!' like a good short story collection. You can read a story, jump in the ocean. Read a story, fly a kite. Read a story, talk to Aunt Beth about your adopted cousin Nathan. Read a story, play whiffle ball Home run derby with your nephew. You get the idea. So over the next couple weeks I am going to recommend my favorite short story collections.
Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard To Find is a great read. I know, you hear the title and you think it's some sort of Sandra Bullock film. But it's not. It's a collection of Southern Gothic tales filled with distorted Catholic imagery. The collection is named after the first story in the book. Its about a family with a pushy grandmother that gets murdered by a serial killer named the misfit. There's a good chance that you've read it, as it has been anthologized in plenty of high school literature text books.
That's it. Short stories= short recommends.
2 comments:
You haven't lived until you've tried the Georgia BBQ Bacon Burger at Flannery O'Connor's. I love that place. They even let you draw on your place mat.
I'm on an O'Connor kick myself, having read about half of "The Violent Will Bear It Away" during breaks from Old Man John Steinbeck and his "Travels with Charley." Creepier than fuck. And that Lucius Tarwater - what a dick.
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