Read This and Tell Me What It Says: Stories
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Book Overview
In her first full-length story collection, author A. Manette Ansay explores the rural Midwest landscape and the people who inhabit it: ordinary folk with extraordinary inner lives, struggling to make sense of the isolated, sometimes painful, and often intensely religious worlds in which they live. Her are 15 haunting and exquisitely written tales that offer a rare and unforgettable glimpse into the complexities of being human and being alive.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0380730774
ISBN13:9780380730773
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Harper Perennial
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
I usually read a lot of nonfiction--memoirs but..
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book was discussed on either Public Radio or Oprah had the author on to discuss this book--I can't remember. I read this book all in one day. It is a collection of stories that aren't very long but the characters have depth which allows the reader to feel like you have read a short book after each story. I shared this book with my Mom and my really good friend and they agree; it is a very good book.
Read This and Weep
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I have read all of Ansay, and like her work alot. I never just read her work, I feel it. This collection shows that short stories are her strength. My favorites were the title story, Lies, and Spot Weaknesses. No one who's been a girl or had a daughter should miss Spot Weaknesses. It captures perfectly the pain of adolescence and the mother/daughter dance. Evolution is wonderful, too. Ansay has a way of crystalizing details and exposing emotional truths that we all intuit but rarely articulate. She manages to consistently get things "right", including the snapshots of animals which inhabit virtually all of her stories. I got this book from the library, but plan to buy it to reread and share.
I love this author!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
OK, I have now read pretty much everything written by A. Manette Ansay! I am hooked on her books! I have loved every single one of them, and this one is no exception. She has such a wonderful way of describing regular, down-to-earth people! I liked all the stories in this book. Sure, they may be sad or depressing, but they're written in such a wonderful way!
a good read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I enjoyed reading this book of short stories so much that I bought a copy for my mom. She enjoyed it too. It's definitely not an uplifting collection, but the pieces feel honest and real.
Best of Ansay
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a collection of Ansay's finest work as a writer. Sadly, Ansay has abandoned the short form, but these stories represent some of the finest fiction of the late twentieth century. In the course of five years, I believe Ansay published over thirty amazing short stories. Fans of her novels will be stunned by this collection. "Sybil" is the most disturbing short story of the 1990's.
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