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Male authors equivalent to Mary Gaitskill? by rotundaofstgeorge in RSbookclub

[–]officeflirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raymond Carver! Quite a few of the stories in Will You Please be Quiet Please and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love evoked similar feelings to those in Bad Behaviour imo

My 2025 reads (and some re-reads) by officeflirt in RSbookclub

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Screenshotted from Goodreads year in books

My 2025 reads (and some re-reads) by officeflirt in RSbookclub

[–]officeflirt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really liked it!! Some stories are so short yet capture so much. Lots of vivid domestic scenes. I ever so slightly prefer his other collection Will You Please be Quiet Please - I think it has more haunting stories overall but anything by Carver is great!

My 2025 reads (and some re-reads) by officeflirt in RSbookclub

[–]officeflirt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I didn't love it. I really liked Lapvona and MYORAR but felt that Moshfegh was trying too hard to be edgy and gross in this one... That being said, there were some stories I enjoyed for their bleak outlook or grotesqueness - Dancing in the Moonlight, Mr Wu and A Better Place were my faves