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... battered Freshwater Fishes of Canada, I should think. And for my current reading, Mount Appetite by Bill Gaston, and Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver.

11) Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver. A really comprehensive (if sometimes uneven) collection from one of the greatest American short story writers of all time. The chronological order is interesting to observe; he really did get better as he wrote more. Besides the obvious perfect ...

... mckait I'm not a raging biblioholic. I'm just a social reader. I can quit any time I want. I have many times. er ... Where I'm Calling From, local library.

... a couple of versions of this story floating about, but this is the standout from a canon of universally high quality. Get Where I'm Calling From if you're looking for a masterclass in short story writing. Worthy of wider recognition than he gets is the Israeli writer Etgar Keret, who ...

... Stories 2007 - finished 4. Interpreter of Maladies - finished 5. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges - fnished 6. Where I'm Calling From 7. The Collected Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald 8. The Best American Mystery Stories - 2007 - finished 1001 Books to Read Befo ...

... Stories 2007 - finished 4. Interpreter of Maladies - finished 5. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges - fnished 6. Where I'm Calling From 7. The Collected Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald 8. The Best American Mystery Stories - 2007 - finished 1001 Books to Read Befo ...

... The Elephant Vanishes short story collection full marks, and Raymond Carver's personal selection of his stories Where I'm Calling From, which I started last year and finished this, also got 5 out of 5.

My reading list shows me that on 1st January I was midway through: Screen Burn by Charlie Brooker Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God by Etgar Keret Red Dust by Ma Jian

Finished Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver. It was difficult to press on through story after story of tight finances, abundant alcohol, and marital trouble, but geez the writing's good. And what a pleasure to re-read my favorite short story of all time, "Cathedral" -- talk about character ...

... and his letters -- but am having such a hard time getting interested in the Trachimbrod thread. Am also reading Where I'm Calling From ... a couple short stories each day.

... I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg (****) Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (deferred) Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver (*****)

... by Haruki Murakami Beware of God by Shalom Auslander Everyman by Philip Roth Under The Skin by Michel Faber Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver (although I still have about half a dozen stories left to go)

... target="_blank">(See review) The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg (****) Where I'm Calling From# by Raymond Carver (*****) On Writing 78 Reasons why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might# by Pat Walsh (*** ...

... Collected Stories of Amy Hempel The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver (tba) I'm most excited about Lahiri's new collection.

I’m taking the 888 Challenge: "Read 8 books each in 8 different categories in 2008." . . Edited to move remainder of post to LT's 888 Challenge group.

I'm always dipping in and out of short story collections, but I've recently been focussing on Raymond Carver's Where I'm Calling From, his personal selection of his best work, and there's some marvellous stuff in here. I'm also reading the short short stories of the wonderful Israeli ...

1) What is the primary content of your LiveJournal? Mostly life stuff. Occasionally you'll get coherent posts about something that's caught my eye; more likely you'll get a complaint about students or random geeky squee. o(2)How often do you write about books? A couple of times a month. Certa ...

... Et toi, ma chère: and you, my dear. Qu'est-ce que c'est que ca?: what is it that it is? La nostalgie de la boue? here's where I'm a bit wobbly: nostalgia/homesickness for the mud/dirt/earth/soil? it might mean homesick for your roots but not sure Une gamine de New York?: a ...

Slowly trudging away with Raymond Carver's short story collection Where I'm Calling from: Selected Stories. I finished reading the story "Fever" and almost shed tears. What a heartbreaking story!

I'm almost finished reading Raymond Carver Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories.

... bit more. All in all, it's worth checking out. (Think of On The Road coupled with cynicism and and truculent wit) Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories by Raymond Carver--Maybe it's the time of the season, but--and forgive me for saying it-- I simply don't find Carver's ...