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I Hear You're Rich
I Hear You're Rich | Diane Williams
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Diane Williams, “godmother of flash fiction” (The Paris Review), returns with 33 short, brilliant stories. In Williams’ stories, life is newly alive and dangerous; whether she is writing about an affair, a request for money, an afternoon in a garden, or the simple act of carrying a cake from one room to the next, she offers us beautiful and unsettling new ways of seeing everyday life. In perfectly honed sentences, with a sly and occasionally wild wit, Williams shows us how any moment of any day can open onto disappointment, pleasure, and possibility.
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Sara_Planz
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Definitely a collection outside of my normal reading box, however I found these short stories to be extremely interesting. Flash fiction is a new genre for me and it has provoked my interest enough to seek out further collections going into 2024. Quite a few of these were really engaging for me, and I look forward to digging deeper into this style of writing and reading.

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GondorGirl
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I know Williams is supposedly the queen of flash fiction, but her work just isn't for me. I didn't connect with any of the stories- in fact, I'm not entirely sure I understood most of them! It's not often I leave a fiction book feeling stupid, but that's where I'm at with this one. I just didn't get it.

The stories range from one sentence to four pages in length and cover every day human interactions. It's a short book, but not one I enjoyed.

AmandaBlaze Flash fiction is hit or miss with me. I‘m reading a flash fic Halloween anthology for the #scarathlon. Most resort to gore for immediate effect. There are a few gems in there, though. 6mo
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