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The House at Belle Fontaine Stories Lily Tuck 9780802120168 Books

Easy to read and convenient for stop and go situations because no story is too long to finish in one reading. Nicely written with an English 'feel' about it somehow.


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The House at Belle Fontaine Stories Lily Tuck 9780802120168 Books Reviews

Only read one story so far. It seemed to be more of a passage than a short story. It was okay but didn't feel complete. Haven't been able to pick it back up to read more, yet.
The thing that I disliked about this compilation of short stories was that they had nothing to do with the title, "House at Bellefontaine", save for the very first one. I had imagined when I bought the book that somehow all the short stories would relate back to the "Bellefontaine" house or interconnect with each stories characters, but they did not at all and so I had to sort of fight that bit of aggravation/disappointment as I read. I think if the author had all connected them somehow to the first story/the house at Bellefontaine - it would have been more clever and enjoyable.

As well, as my title for this review states; many of the stories were a bit irritating in that they only provided a "glimpse" into the middle of a story, and when the chapter was finished on that tale, there was no conclusion to the events - the reader is left to wonder, "Well, what happened?" That device of denouement just didn't work for me in those stories because the basic plot wasn't strong enough in the first place to give the reader lots of exciting scenarios to ponder. They were mostly ordinary events, and perhaps that was the author's intention - for the reader to glimpse ordinary life & its unanswered questions. But frankly, I can experience that by sitting at a cafe & watching someone argue with a friend and wonder "Hmm, what was that all about?". Two minutes later, I won't care. I felt "cheated" when the author gave me the opportunity to "glimpse" the same type of thing in a short story, but then (as in life), she leaves me hanging. And that made them largely forgettable.

I think all the stories deal with "angst" and maybe "unfinished business", and that might tie them together thematically, but again, for me it just left me irritated. The author's writing style was excellent, but I'd like to have had more cohesion and plot fulfillment.
Sorry - I couldn't get into this book of assorted stories that have no connection. I rarely quit a book but this time I did after 1 and a half chapters
This was terrible and I don't want to spend a lot of time critiquing it.
So here's my condensed response
Everything seems unfinished.
The tensing and perspective jumps oddly...suddenly I am first person in a scene, then it jumps to exposition of the next ten years? Come on, pick a vantage point!

In a nutshell every story is France/French tie in,divorce, death, discomfort.

I felt like I was reading the summary of multiple proposed novels.
Blech.
I read the entire book in one sitting on a trip to New York. It took me about 2 and a half hours. The stories flow smoothly. Some are alittle hard to follow but you figure them out in the end. The reason I gave it only 4 stars is because I wanted to keep reading. Some of the stories could have kept going and made great books. It made me make my own conclusion of what happens next and I wish I did not have too. She is a great writer and knows what she is talking about because of her age. It even has alittle history in it if your into that. They could also make good short films. All in all this is a great book and I recommend it whole heartily

My Personal Favorites
-Lucky *****
-My Flame
- The Riding Teacher

They all could have kept going.
Not one of my favorites.
Just read this today matter of fact while enjoying an unusually Sunny Fall day here in upstate NY. I enjoyed each shirt story, though I was hoping some of them would magically tiie. together in some way. I'm going to send it to my Mother as I know she'll enjoy it as well!
Easy to read and convenient for stop and go situations because no story is too long to finish in one reading. Nicely written with an English 'feel' about it somehow.