All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories (Paperback)

from HadriantheBlind

My second book won on first-reads, and my first Doctorow.A good introduction to Doctorow overall. His writing style was fluid and very enjoyable. The stories, unfortunately, seemed rather dull. I may try his novels, though, which are more highly praised.

from SamSattler

E.L. Doctorow's new short story collection, All the Time in the World, is a collection of twelve stories that have been published previously in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, and The New American Review. Moreover, six of the stories have been included in previous short story col...

from librisissimo

Substance: This is a collection of radically different-from-each-other short stories, some of which I liked and some I did not. Some had intriguing premises, some had "trick" endings worthy of O. Henry. Some characters were sympathetic, some I just did not care for. Roll your own with this one. S...