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Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story. Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russias best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipovs fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russiaits tragedies, frustrations, and moments of humble beauty and inspiration. The twelve stories in this volume depict doctors, actors, screenwriters, teachers, entrepreneurs, local political bosses, and common criminals whose paths intersect in unpredictable yet entirely natural ways: in sickrooms, classrooms, administrative offices and on trains and in planes. Their encounters lead to disasters, major and minor epiphanies, andon occasionthe promise of redemption.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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Amelia and Adam Wright win a weekend away to Scotland. They are hoping that things will get better with their marriage. One of them knows that they didn't randomly win this trip. Someone doesn't want them to live happily ever after. Both of them have secrets and one of them will not be going home. This is the 2nd book by Alice Feeney that I have read.

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EadieB She is the queen of twists and this one does not disappoint. I found Amelia and Adam not very likable. The ending was a complete surprise to me. I now feel as though I need to read Feeney's other books. If you like domestic thrillers, then you will like this book. I found it very unpredictable. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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A great collection of thematically linked stories with only one dud to speak of. Will say as I wrote in my journal entry, it's discomforting how close some of these hit to home.

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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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Dark, pessimistic, bleak. No stereotypes about Russian literature challenged here. My favourite was the one about the woman going to meet her half sister for the first time, digging up her father's undercover past in West Germany: nothing like a spy tale is supposed to be.

batsy I loved the quotes you shared so I'm definitely stacking this! 4y
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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Progress!

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charl08 @readordierachel thank you 😁 4y
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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What if they'd killed [him]?
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I shared my thoughts with the chief of the local police.
"The Krutovs? No," he says, "I don't think so. It's not the nineties any more."

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charl08
charl08
Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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Gosh. All these stories are very dark.

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Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Other Stories | Maxim Osipov
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I picked this up second hand- lovely edition from NYRB.
First from my shelf to read this year!

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