Everything That Rises Must Converge (Audiobook)

from booklove2

Flannery O'Connor: a perfect summer read. For the last couple of years I'd pick this book up in the summer and read a couple stories (especially if I was between books and couldn't pick something else to read. It's a constant problem.. because I want to read everything on my shelves.) This is goo...

from morningwalker

I sit here shaking my head and asking myself, "Why did it take me so long to stumble upon Miss O'Connor?" I usually prefer novels to short stories, but when I started reading this collection I was stunned by my impatience to get back to each story. I disliked most of the characters in these stori...

from Niecierpek

My first Flannery O'Connor, and now I know where Olive Kitteridge comes from. There is something in the style and her character portrayal that I can trace right back to these O'Connor characters. It's a collection of stories Flannery O'Connor was working on when she died. They are all exceptional...

from stipe168

beautifully crafted southern stories involving racial strife among other things. she's an incredible writer, and knows that mixing humor with tragedy only enhances the power of the piece.

from AlCracka

This lovely collection of sentimental stories is just the thing for a rainy Sunday when you want to curl up on the couch and read your blues away. Just try to read the title story, in which a beloved mother learns she has something surprising in common with a woman of color, without feeling your ...