Stones

This was my second short story collection by the author, and I have to say that I enjoyed this one a lot. Findley does a wonderful job at capturing the lives of the people in the stories, focusing on details such as relationship issues, mental illness, same-sex relationships and the struggles that come with all of them. Despite the fact they were short stories, for the most part, it felt like the stories were told in full and managed to be complex in content. Rarely in this collection did I feel that the story was left unfinished. Stones was by far my favourite of the collection, but Dreams was also a good story, very odd and unusual, but a good story nonetheless.

The writing in the collection is at par with some of his novels, and he seemed to take great care in writing the story and bring his voice through on topics important to him. Same-sex relationships and mental illness were reoccurring themes in the collection, and he did a wonderful job at bring these topics to the surface. Another wonderful read by yet another author who has been added to my must read everything list.
Would I recommend it to read: I would, this was a great collection by the author, and not a bad place to start if you haven't read anything by the author yet.

Also found on my book review blog Jules' Book Reviews - Stones ( )

Stones is a collection of nine short stories dealing with issues in life. These stories are named Bragg And Minna, A Gift of Mercy, Foxes, The Skies, Dreams, The Name's The Same, Real Life Writes Real Bad, Almeyer's Mother, and Stones. Only 3 of which I enjoyed: The Name's The Same, Real Life Writes Real Bad, and best of all, Stones. The other six I found boring.I guess the reason I don't like this book much is because I don't really like short stories. Anyhow, it's just a matter of taste. Maybe you'll get something out of it more than I did. ( )

Different, strange book but couldn't put it down..magical

entrancing, superb writing. Intricately woven stories that touch deeper than the heart or mind... written by one of the best writer's the world and Canada ever had to offer. We miss you Tif...