Tag: Tobias Wolff
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Old School by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
The most important thing to realize about this novel is that this is a story for people who either write themselves or have at least thought about writing at some moment in their life, which is fortunate because I don’t know many avid fiction readers who haven’t entertained such a notion at one point. Point…
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In the Garden of the North American Martyrs by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
This short story collection from Tobias Wolff is truly just that. Each story gives you enough of the bare essentials to keep you informed and invested, but they never cross the line into anything remotely superfluous. Each story feels very much like you’ve entered right into the middle of things and you are there for…
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This Boy’s Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
This book proved a superb read. In all seriousness, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I do so because, beyond his instinctive narrative style that both captivates and delights, Wolff substantiates the hard and fast rule in life that no matter how difficult of a childhood, one can always improve upon oneself. Wolff is…
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The Barracks Thief by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
Tobias Wolff has written a brief yet powerful tale concerning a young man awaiting deployment to Vietnam. During his wait at Fort Bragg, a thief emerges, stealing from his fellow troops. The tale goes on to offer reactions to the thefts, then, in true original Wolff style, switches perspective half way through to give insight…
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The Night In Question by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
Tobias Wolff has written yet another fantastic collection of short stories with The Night in Question. Wolff has yet to disappointment me with any of his writings thus far, and since I believe I’ve read all of his works but for one or two, it does not seem as though that may be a possibility. …
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Back In the World by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
Are you reading Tobias Wolff yet? Are you? If not, you should be. With Back in the World, Wolff gives us yet another outstanding compilation of short stories. As always, Wolff’s stories are brief and absolutely potent, offering all the complexities and awkwardness of the human condition in a direct and entrancing manner. His…
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In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it-if you are not reading Tobias Wolff you are only cheating yourself. The man simply does not write anything less than absolutely mesmerizing. I assure you, that is not an exaggeration. This latest work of Wolff’s I’ve read is called In Pharaoh’s Army. It is a memoir…
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Tobias Wolff Has a New Book Out!
I meant to mention this last week, but finally there’s a new Tobias Wolff book out! Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories came out March 25th. Wolff is one of my all-time favorite writers, and I believe him a master of the short story. He mostly writes stories examining the human condition, and they…
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