| #224491 in Books | Penguin Books | 2002-12-31 | 2002-12-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.90 x5.00l, | File type: PDF | 480 pages | Penguin Books||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Best Read a Little at a Time|By Cathryn Conroy|Zing! Zing! Zing! This delightful collection of Dorothy Parker's short stories is filled with zingers--and in the beginning, they hit you by surprise. But keep reading, and it all gets a bit dull, tedious and predictable. Same style. Same story. Over and over.
I've been thinking a lot about this book. It is a must-read f|From Publishers Weekly|Perhaps it was a disservice to collect all of Parker's stories in one place. Despite insistence to the contrary in a reasoned but ultimately unconvincing introduction by Regina Barreca, Parker wrote decently about the same things over and
As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Dorothy Parker’s talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.
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You easily download any file type for your gadget.Complete Stories (Penguin Classics) | Dorothy Parker. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
