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Delicate Edible Birds
Delicate Edible Birds: And Other Stories | Lauren Groff
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From Lauren Groff, author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling novel The Monsters of Templeton, comes Delicate Edible Birds, one of the most striking short fiction debuts in recent years.
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Bluebird
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Mehso-so

It‘s definitely me. I enjoyed some of the stories, but there were two major barriers that killed it for me. 1. After reading 40 books in the In Death series narrated by Susan Ericksen, it just felt wrong listening to her read something else. I kept waiting for Eve to appear. 2. I‘m not a big fan of short stories and in the audiobook they all ran together. No definite break to give an indication a new story was starting. I found it disconcerting!

Hooked_on_books Short stories on audio are tough. I‘ve found some that work, but typically print is better. 1mo
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Librarybelle I struggle with short stories 1mo
Deblovestoread I struggle with short stories, too, and can‘t imagine them as audio books. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks No indication of story breaks would be quite disconcerting! 1mo
Bluebird @Hooked_on_books @Librarybelle @Deblovestoread nice to know it‘s not just me. If I try another, I‘ll definitely go for print version instead. 1mo
Bluebird @TheAromaofBooks it was so strange. I can‘t believe the publishers didn‘t think of it. Even a few extra seconds of silence would have worked. It felt like a long run-on sentence—with a topic change in the middle.🤯 1mo
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Soubhiville
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Full disclosure that I‘m rating this only based on the first 3 stories… I‘m just not in a short story mood right now. I did really like the first two though. I have enjoyed all of the Lauren Groff I‘ve read, and I expect I may return to this at some point. #AuthorAMonth

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Megabooks
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Groff can craft a short story like no other. I mean these were simply amazing. Each truly felt like a miniature novel. The title story about five journalists taken prisoner by French Nazi sympathizers will stick with me a long time. If you‘re looking for a book for #AuthorAMonth I highly recommend this!! Plus this cover! 🤩🤩

vlwelser I love this cover. And agreed on the short story crafting. 2mo
squirrelbrain Gorgeous cover! 2mo
Soubhiville Wow, glad you loved it! I‘m partway through the second story and enjoying it. 2mo
E.Bolhafner Oooh another book for my shorts stack 2mo
BarbaraBB That cover indeed 🥰 2mo
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Yenya1954
Pickpick

Not being a huge fan of short stories, I did find these stories interesting. Lauren Groff does have a way with words. They are well written. I gave this collection of stories 4/5 stars.

Soubhiville Oh good! I‘m hoping to read this one in February too for #AuthorAMonth. Glad you liked it. 2mo
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lauraisntwilder
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Pickpick

Catching up on posting... I finished this a couple of days ago. I've now read all of Lauren Groff's books. I think these short stories are where her writing really shines (Florida, her other story collection, is fine, but not as good). This is a wide and varied collection of excellently written stories. #storyaday2023

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lauraisntwilder
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I did some #audiobaking today, making cake balls for the first time. (Surely there's a better name for these things. Can we call then cake truffles instead?) These short stories have been excellent so far.

TheBookHippie We call them cake bites 🙃 3mo
Texreader Darling!! 3mo
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hike.read.repeat
Mehso-so

Audiobook. Not bad. I believe this is my third Groff read.

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cariashley
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Next read! I still need to get Florida but I‘ve had this one on the shelf for awhile so figured I‘d dig into her earlier short stories. Featured here with #PercyCat 🐱 and an awesome bookmark.

Lcsmcat 😻 5y
LauraJ Love his face😻 5y
rubyslippersreads Are you sure Percy doesn't think this is a cookbook? 😹 5y
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Texreader Ok that book title beside that cat is hilarious!!! 5y
cariashley @rubyslippersreads @Texreader omg I didn‘t even think about that 😆😆 5y
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Allietaylor16
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My #bookhaul from McKay‘s!!!

readordierachel Nice! The Essex Serpent is a lovely read. 6y
emilyhaldi Ooohhh great haul!!! I loved Essex Serpent and Fates & Furies ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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bookandcat
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Pickpick

Book #1 of @DeweysReadathon complete! Wanted to finish this one for a while (I've been stuck midway through for ages). Lauren Groff is a lovely writer and her short stories are beautiful and varied. #readathon

Nat_Reads I love her writing style! I ended up disliking Fates and Furies plot wise, but I think I should more of her. 6y
Nat_Reads @bookandcat Thank you! 6y
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cariashley
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After eating a lobster roll, drove to the nearest town with an indie bookstore for my birthday. This is the charming Harbor Books in Sag Harbor, NY. Limited myself to one purchase! 😊

AmyG Happy Birthday!🎁 7y
mom2bugnbee 🎂🎈🎉 7y
Simona Nice way to celebrate! Happy birthday 😘 7y
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GypsyKat Happy Birthday!🎂🎈🎁🎉 7y
mrozzz Excellent self-control! Happy birthday! 🎂🎁🎈 7y
Jess_Read_This 🎉Happy -belated- birthday!!! 🎉 I just love the mural on the bookshop wall. 7y
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whitney
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Sometimes in NYC I get a bit desensitized & everything reads the same. To punch through my reading slump, I'm re-reading a wonderful collection of sad& magical short stories by one of my favorite authors. 👌

L_auren L. DeBard and Alliette ♥️♥️ 7y
Suet624 ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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mrozzz
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#booksinthewild #riotgram @bookriot
Friend is having a BBQ so here I am prepared with my personal manuscript to edit and Lauren Groff's short story collection as a distraction for when I need a break from my own words.
PS she is a wonderful writer.

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KarenUK
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#day26 #marchintoreading #thistitleequalsgreatbandname ..... I'm thinking this band would be an indie folk band like 'first aid kit' or 'the civil wars'.... 🎻😊

LauraBeth 😂👏👏 7y
RealLifeReading Oh!!! This is an awesome pick! 7y
Cinfhen Pretty cover and great name choice💕 7y
KarenUK @LauraBeth @RealLifeReading @Cinfhen I think this is my favorite photo prompt yet! I've loved seeing everyone's posts.... 😍 7y
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bookandcat
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NYC Bookhaul part 1 #thestrand

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CherylDeFranceschi
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I say this is a reverse silhouette, but Lily said it is just me being lazy. She kind of has a point. I'm too exhausted to search further! Gonna see what all you littens were reading today and then crash. Good night! #silhouettes #seasonsreadings2016

readinginthedark Haven't read the others in this collection yet, but the title story is so intense and well-written! Have you read this already? 7y
Christinak ❤️ 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @readinginthedark I have. I really love her writing. I really loved The Monsters of Templeton and, I know it's polarizing, but I kind of loved Fates and the Furies, too. And Arcadia is really great, too. 7y
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readinginthedark @CherylDeFranceschi Awesome! I'm looking forward to reading some more. She's on my short story list for 2017! 7y
Donna_sBookMinute But there is a bird silhouette in the upper left corner. Beautiful. 7y
KarenUK Love this collection 💕 7y
Soubhiville Great pic! 7y
Zelma That is such a beautiful and delicate cover. ❤️ 7y
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rachellayown
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Pickpick

Lauren Groff is such a beautiful writer. I loved the prose in this book more than some of the stories. I'm somewhere between a 'pick' and 'so-so' here, but Groff's skills are tipping my rating to a pick.

Moray_Reads I didn't really care for Monsters of Templeton but I loved Fates and Furies 7y
rachellayown I haven't read Monsters of Templeton yet, but it's on my TBR. I loved Fates and Furies too @Moray_Reads 7y
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rachellayown
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I left the 600 page novel I'm reading at home, but always carry a book in some form everywhere I go. I'm early for an appointment so am starting this beauty now.

KarenUK Love this collection... enjoy💗 7y
rachellayown Thanks @KarenUK ! So far I am. 7y
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SarahJoyce
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Lauren Groff is a powerhouse. I still think about last Fates and Furies about once a week, despite finishing it a year ago. This collection of short stories is a perfect taste of the proses I loved mixed with stories of life and regret which seem to be the most constant themes among the nine works here. favorites included L. Debard & Aliette and Blythe

ReadingOver50 Love this photo 7y
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courtney
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My husband and I couldn't resist the pull of the bookstore last night. I absolutely loved Fates & Furies, so I am very excited to see what her short stories are like. Has anyone read this collection? This post is brought to you by my favorite Oprah painting. #booktober #shortstories

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KarenUK
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#day29 #somethingforseptember #shortstories My two favorite collections....couldn't decide between them, both so good 😍

Penny_LiteraryHoarders Beautiful covers!! 8y
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Erinelizabethkayata
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Lauren Groff told me to write like hell. Excuse me, if you need me, I'll just be over here dying of happiness.

BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜💜 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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Sunday shades of blue. Day 11. #somethingforsept

Gulfsidemusing Pretty! 8y
JenniferSpiegel I loved that book! 8y
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britt_brooke Nice photo! 📷 8y
Carol Hot Pink. I love it when books have a color in the title and the jacket is a totally different color! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Carol I do too! I was thinking just that when I pulled it off the shelf. 8y
DebinHawaii Great shot! 📘💙 8y
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KarenUK
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Reading this for the flight home.... Loved 'fates and furies' and I'm sure Laura's gorgeous writing will suit the short story form beautifully..