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" Great stories. I forgot how much I enjoy short stories and Alice is a master. I had never read Munro before and was pleasantly surprised. The endings to her stories are always left with an unfulfilled promise that only a reader can complete. "
- Monica, 2/16/2014
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" What else can I say besides that I thank the quiet Lord above for guiding my hand in its random selection of Runaway off the shelf at a local Barnes & Noble. Since that fateful day, I've been hooked on Alice Munro's stories, books, and raw, empathy-driven style. Let me elaborate on this futile admiration: If I threw a tea party and could invite any three people in the whole wide world and they, in turn, must attend, Alice Munro would be among them. Dolly Parton and Tina Fey would be the other two. Dolly because she's a legend with as big of heart as her ever-increasing chest region, Tina because she is hilarious, and Alice Munro because she's ALICE F'ING MUNRO. With all this being said, let me get down to the real business of this business and say Dear Life does not disappoint. It carries the same weight of slow-wielding drama and emotional precision as one would expect from classic Munro form. "
- Marie, 2/10/2014
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" As usual these Alice Munro stories are small masterpieces of understatement. I sincerely hope this really isn't her last book as I've heard she claims. I marvel at the ways in which, in a short piece of fiction, Munro's characters draw me into the drama, which if I summarized what happened in the story, could be done in 2 sentences. The details, the shades of emotion, along with just enough action, make each of these a careful and expert study in the huge range of human nature. "
- Trina, 2/8/2014
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" Deceptively simple, great short stories! "
- Jamie, 1/30/2014
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" I admit it. I am a huge Munro fan and would probably be favorably disposed towards anything she wrote, but Munro is now in her 80's and still has it going on. I do not look forward to a time when I can't look forward to a new collection of short stories by Munro. "
- Laura, 1/26/2014
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" A great read; four stars instead of five because I felt that many of the characters held you at arms' length... though that was probably the goal. Comparable to Olive Kitteridge, which was perhaps less accomplished, but more compelling. "
- Leenaalam, 1/22/2014
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" Maybe the timing wasn't right for me and this book. I felt unmoved, even bored. I think it's something I'll come back to one day though. "
- Theresa, 1/20/2014
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" Alice Munro writes the perfect short story, every time. But having read damn near close to every last word the woman has ever written, I think I may finally have hit my fatigue point here -- halfway through, a certain sameness to the stories started to wear just the faintest bit thin. But perhaps that had something to do with the fact that she'd already published (and I'd already read) a bunch of them in the New Yorker. And I still absolutely maintain that if you haven't yet read Alice Munro, immediate remedial steps are in order. Start anywhere, everything she's written is perfect. "
- Toni, 1/18/2014
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" 5+ stars, wonderful collection of short stories. "
- Jennifer, 1/16/2014
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" Every time, I read a book by Alice Munro it is a treat, and even though I have read so many of her stories, I am still surprised by some of the topics and endings she creates. This is a great,introspective read. "
- Megan, 1/14/2014
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" Oh Alice Munro! You are wonderful. While this wasn't my favourite collection of hers, it's still really very good. "
- Niki, 12/19/2013
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" had to abandon this one... "
- Diane, 11/29/2013
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" I loved this book, as I knew I would. What's not to love about an Alice Munro collection of short stories? I particularly treasured the last four stories -- the autobiographical works -- because they allowed me a peek at the life of a writer I have admired for so long. "
- Ann, 7/24/2013
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" Beautiful stories about how one snap decision or one quick encounter can change your whole life. Never shiny happy tales but always entertaining. "
- Khris, 6/16/2013
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" A terrific collection of mesmerizing short stories that go beyond mere time and space, all while centering in and around Munro's home city of Toronto. "
- Brian, 5/29/2013
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" Munro brings the characters in her stories to life. "
- Kathleen, 5/15/2013
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" Really liked it.. some storeies I loved - some stories left you wanting more...writing was great! "
- Cecilia, 5/10/2013
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" Great book of short stories, I especially like the last four memoir/autobiographical ones "
- Laura, 5/6/2013
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" Nothing really remarkable. A nice, relaxing book. "
- Amanda, 2/26/2013
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" I would actually give this book 3.5 stars. It was an interesting read. "
- Dawn, 12/8/2012
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