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Just finished this and adored it. Very sad though! Any Raymond Carver fans here?

>> No.17011993

>>17011939
I'm a Leish fan, so I'm a better version of yourself.

>> No.17012009

>>17011939
wouldn't call myself a fan, but Cathedral and A Small Good Thing are some of my favourite stories ever. the rest of his work has left me fairly indifferent for some reason or another.

>> No.17012130

cathedral is the only story of his i can remember as good. the rest were mediocre and forgettable tbqh.

>> No.17012711

>>17011939
Based

He's one of my favorite writers

>> No.17012790

>>17011993
who?

>> No.17012886
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17012886

>>17011993
If you meant lish, as in gordon lish, can we talk about him? no one knows who he is here so i cant find anyone to talk to about him. hes my favorite writer and hes the only one who has written works that are perfect from start to finish imo. what are your fav works by him? fav short stories?

peru was wonderful (even though a lot of his other work seem to be too similar to it) and sometimes i read the begining of peru because its rhymes so well. the diologue and the rhythm and the subtlety waiting to explode always make me shiver.

zimzum starts out the same way but then it gets transcendentaly stupid. its like if god was autistic and he was watching the thoughts of a man and gets bored so he skips ahead.

some of his shorter stories are a bit less perfect tho. especially his earlier ones. the rhythm isnt perfect and the ambiguity can be forced. anyways i think its a shame he doesnt get any credit when he has reached peaks others havent even considered

>> No.17013168

>>17012886
yeah, I was talking about him, lol.
desu I only know him as editor and master of Carver, but your enthusiasm is contagious. I give you my word that tomorrow I'll read at least three of his short stories. any recommendation?

>> No.17013206

>>17011939
Yeah
>>17012886
Zimzum is fun and I admire it I read his 2017 book it was amazing to me. Add me on goodreads and we can talk about Lish if you like https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/21146342-j-name

>> No.17013289

>>17011939
I read him in high school, specifically "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love," but I should probably go back. Do Carver enjoyers like Nelson Algren

>> No.17013337

>>17012009
I actually put this book in my neighborhood lending library because I got bored with most of it. I get Carver's style was important but fuck at least make your characters interesting. The story where they're all smoking weed was cool

>> No.17013952

>>17013168
his short stories are a bit hit and miss. and most arent fiction. "how the head comes off" for example is litteraly you playing uno with him, or "sophocles" is him teaching you how to make an omlette. but my suggestions would be "the dead" which is nostalgic and somber, "mr and mrs north" which is disgusting and "wouldnt giving it a title just make it worse" which has that autistic lish humour. his "collected fictions" is on libgen

but id suggest reading at least the first six pages of peru or zimzum, which is very short.
>>17013206
thanks i added u :3 didnt know he came out with a book just three years ago. i google him from time to time like brian wilson to see if hes alive. good to see hes still writing.