Review: Stones
Avis de journaliste - Kirkus ReviewsNine stories by Canadian novelist Findley (The Wars, The Telling of Lies, Famous Last Words) that--while peopled with some bizarre characters who at times challenge believability--have an undeniable resonance, a lyrical bittersweetness. The title story is about a soldier who returns to his family following an act of cowardice during a WW II battle that claimed the lives of most of his comrades. Haunted by their deaths--and by the survivors who torment him--the war eats away at him, and he begins to destroy his family. Hardly new territory, but what makes the story compelling is the manner in which the young son, who must find courage of his own, narrates: ""Fathers cannot be cowards. That is impossible. . . No one had said he may never be kind again. No one had said he will try to kill your mother."" In ""Bragg and Minna"" and ""A Gift of Mercy,"" Findley presents a strange married couple: she is self-destructive, compulsive, giving, drinks continually, and takes in homeless folk she's found in the street; he is a fairly successful writer, calls himself a ""genetic homosexual,"" brings his male lover to live with them, and is fussy to the point of tedium. When they learn that Minna is dying of cancer, she sets off around the world with their severely handicapped daughter in search of ""someone as desperate as me to love her."" In ""Foxes,"" a reclusive scholar--the ""world's best known communications expert""--dons an ancient ceremonial mask and undergoes a metamorphosis--maybe. A bit too precious at times, but, still, wonderfully evocative, strange little tales.
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Amy Do - GoodreadsBefore "Stones", I've only known of Findley through my English teacher's introduction to "Headhunter", a huge book that I don't think I'd have the attention span for at this time of the year. So I ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsTimothy Findley was one of Canada's best writers. I'd read everything by him except this book of short stories "Stones" and it is pure Findley. i don't know another male author who can express emotion ...
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Tyler Jones - GoodreadsIt has been fifteen years since I first read these short stories by Timothy Findley and I was surprised that they are even better than I remember them being. Findley displayed a far greater range of ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Sheila Heuvel-Collins - GoodreadsMinna and Bragg stories are my absolute favourite. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Daniel Kukwa - GoodreadsA few duds, buried in between TITANIC stories that will melt your brain. The tone of the stories manages to combine exotic imagery with familiar domesticity...something you don't experience very often. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - GoodreadsReally, really loved it.
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Ted - GoodreadsThis collection is Findley at his finest. The short story Stones is truly a Canadian classic. A great introduction to the author or, for those only familiar with his later work when Findley's brilliance declined somewhat, a great opportunity to give him a second chance. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Danielle - GoodreadsI really enjoyed this collection. I felt that he managed to have a depth and broadness of narrative voice, situation and character while maintaining a similar ambiance/unspoken theme throughout the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Stones
Avis d'utilisateur - Best - GoodreadsStones is a collection of nine short stories dealing with issues in life. These stories are named Bragg And Minna, A Gift of Mercy, Foxes, The Skies, Dreams, The Name's The Same, Real Life Writes Real ... Consulter l'avis complet
