One More Year: Stories Audiobook

" A collection of stories relating the bleak stark, lives of immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Urban America. The dislocation between their current dreary lives and their aspirations is jarring. I read the French translation entitled "L'an prochain a Tbilissi" and the book may have lost something in translation, I found it difficult to get into the stories. These stories are often a sad portrait of those in search of a better life, finding things are so much more difficult in a country not your own, and there is a nostalgic longing for the home country, be it Russia or Georgia or another of the ex soviet states. "

" A wonderful collection of short stories about immigrants from the former Soviet Union who are three-dimensional and live in two time zones. Krasikov is a wonderful writer who mines details that turn out to be gold nuggets. "

" Chechovian in its detached detail, and deeply touching stories about the lives of Russian immigrants in the US that make one reflect upon human nature in general and suffer fro nostalgia if you happen to come from the former Soviet Union "

" it was okay, some stories definitely better than others. I didn't like it nearly as much as Jhumpa Lahiri's short story collections, which I HIGHLY recommend! "

" Good debut batch of stories. "

" The best of these stories were great, Maia in Yonkers in particular, but some stories were difficult to follow, whether due to my limitations as a reader or otherwise. "

" Great collection. "

" Very good and engrossing. "

" Tales of Russian immigrants full of pride, angst, anxiety and all the other emotions that know no cultural bounds. "

" The best contemporary book I've read by an Iowa Workshop writer. The stories actually get richer and more haunting as the book progresses. "

" Very well-written short stories, mostly about Russian immigrants. I enjoyed the good character development and interesting plots covering everything from caregiving to friendships to marriages. "

" I read the first two stories, not bad but v. sad, both about lives of Georgian-Russian immigrants in the US. "

" Fascinating, resonant; really gives a sense of what the lives of eastern european immigrants are like. "

" Characters are from Russia or live in Russia. I enjoyed the first 2 stories the best. By the end, I couldn't wait to be done with the book because I was tired of the book. The stories seemed very similiar. "

" Krasikov's stories are unpretentiously masterful. "

" Sana was a student of mine at Iowa a few years ago; I am dazzled by her writing. "

" I loved Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories and I found Sana Krasikov's to be very similar, in every good way possible. I look forward to Krasikov's first novel. "

" Interesting...seven different short stories, all a bit different yet weave together common themes. The writer has a beautiful use of language--some expressions and descriptions were laugh-out-loud hilarious. "

" Not bad a pretty good read "

" 3/10, pretty dreary/blah. "

" Short stories. Well crafted plotlines, but the author does not play enough with language so everything feels solid and safe and same. "

" Great collection. esp, the story where you learn how this book gets its title. Sana, where's the novel? "

" short stories and a little depressing. She has a different perspective for sure. "

" Sana was a student of mine at Iowa a few years ago; I am dazzled by her writing. "

" Great collection. esp, the story where you learn how this book gets its title. Sana, where's the novel? "

" Short stories. Well crafted plotlines, but the author does not play enough with language so everything feels solid and safe and same. "

" Every year the New York Public Library nominates five new authors for its Young Lions award. I usually read all of the nominees and often find some great new authors as a result. This is one of last year's nominees, and I can't wait! "

" Not bad a pretty good read "

" Depressing but also very simple & beautiful. Easy reading for glassy eyed commuting. Made me check out Jhumpa Lahiri (about 10 years late, alas). "

" A wonderful collection of short stories about immigrants from the former Soviet Union who are three-dimensional and live in two time zones. Krasikov is a wonderful writer who mines details that turn out to be gold nuggets. "

" Tales of Russian immigrants full of pride, angst, anxiety and all the other emotions that know no cultural bounds. "

" short stories and a little depressing. She has a different perspective for sure. "

" The best contemporary book I've read by an Iowa Workshop writer. The stories actually get richer and more haunting as the book progresses. "

" I read the first two stories, not bad but v. sad, both about lives of Georgian-Russian immigrants in the US. "

" I loved Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories and I found Sana Krasikov's to be very similar, in every good way possible. I look forward to Krasikov's first novel. "