The Safety of Objects
Language: English
Published by Rob Weisbach Books, 1999
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- Title
- The Safety of Objects
- Author
- Homes, A. M.
- Publisher
- Rob Weisbach Books
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0688170838
- ISBN 13
- 9780688170837
- Edition
- 1st Rob Weisbach Books ed.
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Review
"Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp." --"The Washington Post"
"Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right. A fully engaged imagination [is] at work--and play." --Amy Hempel, "The Los Angeles Times"
"Alarmingly good . . . It is hard to say exactly who Homes's predecessors are--Roald Dahl, Rachel Ingalls, and J.D. Salinger all come to mind--but in many ways she is not unlike Cheever." --"The Village Voice"
"A.M. Homes' provocative and funny and sometimes very sad takes on contemporary suburban life impressed me enormously. The more bizarre things get, the more impressed one is by A.M. Homes' skills as a realist, a portraitist of contemporary life at its more perverse." --David Leavitt
"These stories are remarkable. They are awesomely well-written. In the sense of arousing fear and wonder in the reader they entertain, but what they principally bring us is a sense of recognition . . . Here are all the things that even today, even in our frank outspoken times, we don't talk about. We think of them punishingly in sleepless nights." --Ruth Rendell
"An unnerving glimpse through the windows of other people's lives. A.M. Homes is a provocative and eloquent writer, and her vision of the way we live now is anything but safe." --Meg Wolitzer
"Set in a world filled with edges to topple from, [The Safety of Objects] is permeated by the bizarre. . . . The unexpected emerges from the story itself, startling and unexpectedly right." --"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"
Praise for "The Safety of Objects"
"Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp." --"The Washington Post"
"Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right. A fully engaged imagination [is] at work--and play." --Amy Hempel, "The Los Angeles Times"
"Alarmingly good . . . It is hard to say exactly who Homes's predecessors are--Roald Dahl, Rachel Ingalls, and J.D. Salinger all come to mind--but in many ways she is not unlike Cheever." --"The Village Voice"
"A.M. Homes' provocative and funny and sometimes very sad takes on contemporary suburban life impressed me enormously. The more bizarre things get, the more impressed one is by A.M. Homes' skills as a realist, a portraitist of contemporary life at its more perverse." --David Leavitt
"These stories are remarkable. They are awesomely well-written. In the sense of arousing fear and wonder in the reader they entertain, but what they principally bring us is a sense of recognition . . . Here are all the things that even today, even in our frank outspoken times, we don't talk about. We think of them punishingly in sleepless nights." --Ruth Rendell
"An unnerving glimpse through the windows of other people's lives. A.M. Homes is a provocative and eloquent writer, and her vision of the way we live now is anything but safe." --Meg Wolitzer
"Set in a world filled with edges to topple from, [The Safety of Objects] is permeated by the bizarre. . . . The unexpected emerges from the story itself, startling and unexpectedly right." --"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"
Praise for "The Safety of Objects"
Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp. "The Washington Post"
Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right.A fully engaged imagination [is] at work and play. Amy Hempel, "The Los Angeles Times"
Alarmingly good . . . It is hard to say exactly who Homes s predecessors are Roald Dahl, Rachel Ingalls, and J.D. Salinger all come to mind but in many ways she is not unlike Cheever. "The Village Voice"
A.M. Homes provocative and funny and sometimes very sad takes on contemporary suburban life impressed me enormously.The more bizarre things get, the more impressed one is by A.M. Homes skills as a realist, a portraitist of contemporary life at its more perverse. David Leavitt
These stories are remarkable.They are awesomely well-written.In the sense of arousing fear and wonder in the reader they entertain, but what they principally bring us is a sense of recognition . . . Here are all the things that even today, even in our frank outspoken times, we don t talk about.We think of them punishingly in sleepless nights. Ruth Rendell
An unnerving glimpse through the windows of other people s lives.A.M. Homes is a provocative and eloquent writer, and her vision of the way we live now is anything but safe. Meg Wolitzer
Set in a world filled with edges to topple from, [The Safety of Objects] is permeated by the bizarre. . . . The unexpected emerges from the story itself, startling and unexpectedly right. "The Cleveland Plain Dealer""
Praise for The Safety of Objects
Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp. The Washington Post
Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right.A fully engaged imagination [is] at work and play. Amy Hempel, The Los Angeles Times
Alarmingly good . . . It is hard to say exactly who Homes s predecessors are Roald Dahl, Rachel Ingalls, and J.D. Salinger all come to mind but in many ways she is not unlike Cheever. The Village Voice
A.M. Homes provocative and funny and sometimes very sad takes on contemporary suburban life impressed me enormously.The more bizarre things get, the more impressed one is by A.M. Homes skills as a realist, a portraitist of contemporary life at its more perverse. David Leavitt
These stories are remarkable.They are awesomely well-written.In the sense of arousing fear and wonder in the reader they entertain, but what they principally bring us is a sense of recognition . . . Here are all the things that even today, even in our frank outspoken times, we don t talk about.We think of them punishingly in sleepless nights. Ruth Rendell
An unnerving glimpse through the windows of other people s lives.A.M. Homes is a provocative and eloquent writer, and her vision of the way we live now is anything but safe. Meg Wolitzer
Set in a world filled with edges to topple from, [The Safety of Objects] is permeated by the bizarre. . . . The unexpected emerges from the story itself, startling and unexpectedly right. The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Praise for The Safety of Objects "Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp." --The Washington Post
"Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right. A fully engaged imagination [is] at work--and play." --Amy Hempel, The Los Angeles Times
"Alarmingly good . . . It is hard to say exactly who Homes's predecessors are--Roald Dahl, Rachel Ingalls, and J.D. Salinger all come to mind--but in many ways she is not unlike Cheever." --The Village Voice
"A.M. Homes' provocative and funny and sometimes very sad takes on contemporary suburban life impressed me enormously. The more bizarre things get, the more impressed one is by A.M. Homes' skills as a realist, a portraitist of contemporary life at its more perverse." --David Leavitt
"These stories are remarkable. They are awesomely well-written. In the sense of arousing fear and wonder in the reader they entertain, but what they principally bring us is a sense of recognition . . . Here are all the things that even today, even in our frank outspoken times, we don't talk about. We think of them punishingly in sleepless nights." --Ruth Rendell
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