2.5
To Skin a Cat
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A collection of thirteen stories of great range, verve, and humor from the highly acclaimed author of Cloudbursts and Ninety-two in the Shade
Thomas McGuane's first short story collection is "a cornucopia of McGuane's grace, humor, gusto, and smarts" (Philadelphia Inquirer), and McGuane is a writer who “makes the page, the paragraph, the sentence itself a record of continuous imaginative activity.... [He is] an important as well as a brilliant novelist" (The New York Times Book Review).
Includes the stories:
• The Millionaire
• A Man in Louisiana
• Like a Leaf
• Dogs
• A Skirmish
• Two Hours to Kill
• The Rescue
• Sportsmen
• Little Extras
• Partners
• The Road Atlas
• Flight
• To Skin a Cat
Thomas McGuane's first short story collection is "a cornucopia of McGuane's grace, humor, gusto, and smarts" (Philadelphia Inquirer), and McGuane is a writer who “makes the page, the paragraph, the sentence itself a record of continuous imaginative activity.... [He is] an important as well as a brilliant novelist" (The New York Times Book Review).
Includes the stories:
• The Millionaire
• A Man in Louisiana
• Like a Leaf
• Dogs
• A Skirmish
• Two Hours to Kill
• The Rescue
• Sportsmen
• Little Extras
• Partners
• The Road Atlas
• Flight
• To Skin a Cat
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2.5
“McGuane can set up a good scene and can deliver a soft but effective emotional punch. Nothing too overwrought. But I felt myself muttering "that was okay, I guess". My favorites were Millionaires, Flight, and Two hours to kill. Quite frankly, I found myself feeling that each story began to have the same repetitive qualities a la Murakami. An emotionally off balanced character interacting with those around him. There was some good characterization and writing but its just not my style.”
About Thomas McGuane
THOMAS McGUANE lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated Ninety-two in the Shade, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories. His work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in the Best American Stories, Best American Essays, and Best American Sporting Essays.
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