tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post4985195924389008852..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: SHORT STORY MONDAY: Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather by Gao Xingjianraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-8958251752674801412007-11-21T20:45:00.000-04:002007-11-21T20:45:00.000-04:00It's the 2nd review because I follow 3m, and read ...It's the 2nd review because I follow 3m, and read whatever she reads. Plus tryin got do that A to Z author challenge, and there aren't many x's.<BR/>I almost put that same thing, King's SS are better than his novels, but then I remembered The Stand, and couldn't quite write it down.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-64162214620306672252007-11-21T10:57:00.000-04:002007-11-21T10:57:00.000-04:00I haven't read him before, but it's the 2nd review...I haven't read him before, but it's the 2nd review I've read in a short while. I agree btw, that Stephen King's short stories are perhaps even superior to his novels.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-38851671659938143862007-11-20T18:47:00.000-04:002007-11-20T18:47:00.000-04:00Exactly! Stephen King can really write short stori...Exactly! Stephen King can really write short stories. Maybe even better than his novels? The novels go on for so long, but his SS are so great.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-57891529770154854892007-11-20T12:38:00.000-04:002007-11-20T12:38:00.000-04:00Seems to me, the problem with many modern short st...Seems to me, the problem with many modern short stories is that they don't really have a solid ending. They end up being 'character studies' more than stories, and I don't like that. They would do well to model their stories after Stephen King's. He knows how to end a story.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.com