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Title: Corpus Christi
Author: Bret Anthony Johnston
Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-27-08
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of short stories that portray a very American loneliness. All stories are set in or around Corpus Christi, Texas.
©2006 Bret Anthony Johnston; (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC
Critic Reviews:
"Several cuts above the usual fare." (Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
Superior craftsmanship!
Years ago I stopped buying short story collections as I found it to be like buying a CD by a favorite band: There would be the one, popular, Top 10 cut, then the rest of the music would be filler. I was encouraged by a writer-friend to read Corpus Christi and I have to say honestly that each and every story is a gem. This book made me laugh and weep and sing and dance--and weep again--sometimes in the sadness of the story, sometimes in joy at the gift of Johnston's writing. Long ago it seemed the literary world lost the vision of a short story with beginning, middle, end. Here the skill in such craftsmanship is reborn. Bret Johnston deftly chisels every sentence out of the substance that is his beloved medium: the written word.
Thank the muses!
If you love the short story as an art form, buy this book! You won't be disappointed.
Not crazy about this collection
The writing is well executed but the plots seem a bit repetitive and even hum drum at times. I couldn't finish it.
It's OK
It's OK reading, not Hemingway or Faulkner....
Strong Collection
A nice introduction to this writer's style. I look forward to his novel which will come out in 2014. Thanks1
Corpus Christi
I liked it--a book of literary stories anchored around the town of Corpus Christi. By the end of the book all the stories fit together and gave it the feel of a novel. If you like literary short stories, you'll like Corpus Christi.