Raymond Carver

With this, his first collection, Carver breathed new life into the short story. In the pared-down style that has since become his hallmark, Carver showed how humour and tragedy dwell in the hearts of ordinary people, and won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems and essays that appeared in the last eleven years of his life.

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

Louis Norton

Feels like a warmup for the total banger that is What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, but still some absolutely beautiful stories in here that reverberate long after you’ve put the book down

Andrew John Kinney

So far, I love Raymond Carver. If you like disfunctional (and sometimes functional) love / family stories, this is for you. He reminds me of Ray Bradbury in a strange way, though Bradbury was a much kindler, gentler version of Carver. Carver is more about what life is actually likely to serve you up, versus what is ideal.

Joana da Silva

Este livro trouxe-me memórias de tempos menos bons, mas as suas histórias tornaram tudo mais fácil.

Man's determination to endure and influence his destiny are the primary themes of twenty-two introspective and poignant stories

Stories

Will You Please be Quiet, Please?

Arturo Hernández

I appreciate how the author manages to talk about ordinary tales with very peculiar points of view. For most of them, I’m sure there could be full blown novels to continue the stories. I just wish the best ones didn’t end up so sudden, like if the best part is yet to come... Overall, a nice read.

Jade Flynn

As with most short story collections, which is why I don't normally read them, it was hit and miss. If you like plot, don't read Carver. If you like character development, don't read Carver. But if you like ordinary stories about ordinary Americans that are drenched in symbolism, read Carver. I'll be picking up more of him later in the year. Definitely not for everyone. 

Favourites - Student's Wife, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, Jerry and Molly and Sam, Sixty Acres and Nobody Said Anything.

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

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