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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
- Narrated by: Shirley Jordan
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Summary
Z. Z. Packer's first collection of short stories is rich with unexpected turns, indelible images, and penetrating insight that belies someone so young. Her stories plunge us into the worlds of people living on the edge and to the flashpoints that make or break them, that shape their worldviews forever.
In "The Stranger", a third-grade girl tries to find her place in the microcosm of summer camp in the larger world during the height of the Atlanta child murders in 1981. The girl's bathroom at camp is the setting for a clash between an all-black and an all-white Brownie troop in "Brownies". And two young women prod the boundaries of friendship and love in "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere".
A highly anticipated debut from an award-winning young writer.
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- kieran
- 19-07-20
Mixed bag
I chose this collection because it's very different to what I've listened to before and, as a British listener, felt it could give me some interesting insight. I found all the stories relatable and human, including the fact none of them were neatly resolved, however some of the plots were a little dull. I also felt, although maybe it's my own ignorance, some characters were over the top and came across as almost caricatures.
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- Rbb
- 15-11-20
Disappointing
6 stories with potential substance but the author did absolutely nothing with. Didn't understand the stories just abruptly ended..
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- Christopher Moore
- 19-03-19
did not like at all
I did not like this book. it did not seem that any of the stories flowed for me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-02-18
Entertaining and relatable stories
Entertaining and relatable stories. The characters feel real and alive. I'm looking forward to more of Packer's writing.
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- La Mer Kyle-Griffiths
- 19-09-17
A struggle
Each story felt somehow unfinished but I wanted them all to end earlier. A very one sided portrait of various black experiences.
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- Gatster
- 25-10-14
Lousy chapter breaks
Any additional comments?
The chapter breaks in this book are awful making it very difficult to go to a specific short story when you want to. This also goes for "Fine Just the Way It Is" by Annie Proulx.
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