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24+ oeuvres 2,192 utilisateurs 40 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Michael Cart was for many years the Director of the Beverly Hills Public Library. He was children's book editor for Parents, and has authored books for adults and young adults. He lives in San Diego, California
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Séries

Œuvres de Michael Cart

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 (2002) — Series Editor — 600 exemplaires
In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians (2002) — Directeur de publication — 536 exemplaires
How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity (2009) — Directeur de publication — 217 exemplaires
Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future (1999) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 125 exemplaires
My Fathers Scar: A Novel (1996) 115 exemplaires
Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families as They Really Are (2003) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 82 exemplaires
Love & Sex (2001) — Directeur de publication — 69 exemplaires
From Romance to Realism (1996) 64 exemplaires
911: The Book of Help (2002) — Directeur de publication — 49 exemplaires
Taking Aim: Power and Pain, Teens and Guns (2015) — Directeur de publication — 37 exemplaires
Rush Hour: Face (Rush Hour) (2005) 17 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contributeur — 771 exemplaires
Freddy Anniversary Collection (2002)quelques éditions53 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1941-03-06
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieux de résidence
Chico, California, USA
Prix et distinctions
Grolier Foundation Award (2000)

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Like any collection, there were ups and downs, but this one has some very high ups and the downs aren't too low.

David Levithan's and Emma Donoghue's stories made me cry. Jennifer Finney Boylan's was also great. Those are the most memorable, but when I flipped back through I found myself saying "oh yeah, that was good too. And that one was interesting."

Probably my least favorite was a very blah attempt at free verse by Julie Anne Peters, though I like many of her other books.
 
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caedocyon | 7 autres critiques | Feb 23, 2024 |
Nice anthology with 19 stories by famous authors
 
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betty_s | 12 autres critiques | Sep 7, 2023 |
AN FYI REVIEW: This anthology contains
A general in the library / Italo Calvino
The phoenix / Ursula K. LeGuin
Gloss on a decision of the Council of Nicaea / Joanne Greenberg
Miss Vincent / Maria Dabrowska
Who is it can tell me who I am? / Gina Berriault
The public library / Isaac Babel
Community life / Lorrie Moore
The cobweb / Zona Gale
The retirement party / Lisa Koger
Summer librarian / Sue Kaufman
QL 696.C9 / Anthony Boucher
Ed has his mind improved / Walter R. Brooks
The tractate middoth / M.R. James
The story of St. Vespaluus / Saki
The trouble of Marcie Flint / John Cheever
Rubber life / Francine Prose
Hard-luck stories / Alice Munro
Exchange / Ray Bradbury
The library of Babel / Jorge Luis Borges.
… (plus d'informations)
 
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Lemeritus | 12 autres critiques | Jul 28, 2023 |
I was kinda dissapointed by this book. Some of the stories were good but some weren't...
 
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samsamabrasam | 7 autres critiques | Oct 15, 2020 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
24
Aussi par
2
Membres
2,192
Popularité
#11,706
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
40
ISBN
74

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