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These People Are Us: Stories
These People Are Us Stories
Author: George Singleton
Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities. — With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a blac...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780156012744
ISBN-10: 015601274X
Publication Date: 9/16/2002
Pages: 256
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  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Harvest Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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subtlenerd avatar reviewed These People Are Us: Stories on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Having first read and enjoyed one of Singleton's later books('Why Dogs Chase Cars') I was surprised to find myself struggling at times with his sentence syntax (of all things) in this first book of his stories. Aside from that, I found it very enjoyable. This collection focuses on man's attempt to understand himself, society and primarily women as seen from a "Southern" perspective. I did have more "laugh-out-loud" moments while reading 'These People Are Us' than any other book in recent memory.
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I was disappointed in this book. The stories are well written, but in the final analysis, I thought his themes were repetitive. There were about three basic stories-- got a wife, gained a wife, lost a wife-- without enough variance to engage. I found myself trudging through to the end of the book on principle more than interest. Perhaps if I had read each individually, as standalone offerings in magazines etc, I would have found the stories more appealing. I've read this type of fiction/short story in the past, but this author didn't click for me.
2headedboy avatar reviewed These People Are Us: Stories on + 27 more book reviews
The stories in this book are just plain hilarious, told with lean, witty prose that is dry as dry humor can get.

The poor narrator is always losing a wife or a girlfriend in one of the stories, or coming upon a revelation about a relationship that he was IN that sets the crux of the "didn't see it coming" denouement.

These stories are mostly about hard working lower class and unsatisfied middle class people, told with an edge to the at-times twilight-zonish world we live in.

I look forward to reading more by Singleton.
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I give it 2 stars. It was kind of blah.


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