If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This : Stories

from jstraws

I received this book through the Early Reviewers program, but was knee-deep in a long novel when it arrived, so it was a couple of weeks before I had a chance to dig in. But it was worth the wait. These short stories are remarkably polished; if I didn't know this was a debut collection, I never w...

from snotbottom

I'll be honest, I'm generally not a fan of short stories. They tent to begin and end too abruptly and the characters are often shallow. While the first two items still still hold true, Robin Black does an amazing job with the third.In her stories she introduces us to several people, and we are gi...

from Kara

I picked up this collection because I had loved "Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It" and heard that this was in a similar vein. It was, but I found it lacking. The stories were beautifully told. The characters were well-defined but didn't develop even though the events in the stories should have...

from karieh

It's interesting...finishing a book of stories about love on Valentine's Day. "If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This" is an interesting title as well. Having finished it, I wouldn't say it's about love...but the loss of love. Or in some of the stories, the changing of love...usually into ways tha...

from hemlokgang

I found myself both depressed and enjoying this collection of short stories by Robin Black. It was a depressing experience because she did such a good job of capturing and describing elements of the human condition. It was enjoyable, because she did it very well. I particularly enjoyed the titles...