From the book “Just after Sunset,” by Stephen King: “Harvey’s Dream” a ten page story, in a book over 350-pages, $28.000 (I got it on sale for $7.00; thank goodness), dated 2008. To my knowledge, Mr. King hasn’t written short stories for a while, this book was his first in a number of years. It says on the leaf inside the book “Stephen King…delivers an astonishing collection of short stories….” Harvey’s Dream, is far from being astonishing. I read a few of his books years ago, only one impressed me, but I never read his short stories, and this story is badly written, by anybody’s standards. I haven’t gotten to the full book yet, it make take a year or two after reading this ten-page story which is real stale, oversimplified, written in short sentences that don’t seem to connect properly.
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Short Story Review – Stephen King’s "Harvey’s Dream"
This short story of Mr. King’s “The New York Times…” really needed to be longer, it is better than “Harvey’s Dream,” but that isn’t saying much. It starts off with a mystery, and ends in twilight. He is by far no Bram Stoker in writing short stories; it is goofy, a little gross, plainly written, more satire than drama or whatever: to be honest, when he wrote the book “Just before Sunset,” he should have reviewed some of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories, and Clark A. Smith’s, and Stokers: you can see he’s out of practice.
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Stephen King – "The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" Review
For a short story we are dealing with a lot of character names to remember. Consequently, this takes a lot of work and concentration, is the story worth it? Good question. In comparison to “Harvey’s Dream,” and “The New York Times…” along with “Rest Stop,” it is a little better written, although the ending in “Rest Stop,” is far above “Alana’s ending.
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Ayana (Short Story Written by Stephen King)
An African-American mother ‘Mama Johnson’ had experienced difficulties all her life during her upbringing. While her daughter ‘Dee’ who on the other hand had always received quality education from Augusta, Georgia and a superior life. Mama has one other daughter ‘Maggie’ whom she considers to be less fortunate.
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A Review to "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
Telling short stories is something that comes naturally to Sir Jeffrey Archer. His entertaining, stylish and witty short stories are just the right showcase for his expertise of characterization as well as unexpected plot twists in the story. The book And Thereby Hangs a Tale gives you all the reasons to understand why Jeffrey Archer is one of the bestselling authors of the world. All the short stories collections produced by him so far have turned out to be among the top ten bestsellers.
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And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer
Appropriately entitled, “Six Great Short Stories” is a unique work encompassing Robert Michael de la Torre’s wit and wisdom in his creative approach to the ancient art of storytelling. He opens with Always Walking Barefoot, a simple tale of a childish friendship of a young boy, Ben, ten years old, and a girl, Freida, as they get into mischief in a country setting, not much unlike a Huckleberry Finn world.
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Title – Six Great Short Stories – Author – Robert M. De La Torre – Book Review
How many of times have you put down a novel simply because you grew weary of reading or simply because you eyes were tired? I have lots of times. I think most crime novels are too lengthy. So check out our website for the sources to find discount magazines and newspapers.
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Magazines, Newsletters and Weekly Story Novels
Joseph Conrad satirizes colonial attempts to civilize ‘dark’ Africa. This satire runs across An Outpost of Progress, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim and many other tales. Read details of this irony as exhibited in An Outpost of Progress.
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The Central Irony of An Outpost of Progress
Kate Chopin began her writing career strikingly with the creation of a triumphant woman artist-Paula von Stolz-a character who seems to be a projection of the author’s own ambitions. “Wiser than a God,” Chopin’s first story accepted for publication, portrays the resolution of the woman artist with utter confidence.
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A Feministic Study of "Wiser Than a God", A Short Story by Kate Chopin
Imagine reading a book which doesn’t tell you one story, but 14 different ones, a varied mosaic of multi colored, multi textured pieces. The thing you would want most definitely, when you plough through the winding curves that make up the complicated lives of each of the individuals, is a base that connects all of them and a roof that lends meaning to the stories. What we have then is a beautiful house, diverse inside with its many rooms, each with a different view of life, each with its own experiences, and each with a different scent that leads to different places.
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Review – Broken by J Matthew Nespoli
