My favorite genre is short stories. What I love about short stories is that I can read a complete stories in short bursts of time, e.i., bus, train, waiting at the doctor's, etc. One of my favorite authors is Brian Doyle. He writes short, short stories. They are like blog posts. Some short stories (not Brian Doyle's) are really novellas. Grace Notes and A Sense of Wonder, are two books Brian Doyle demonstrates exactly what I am describing .
A Sense of Wonder edited by Doyle has thirty-six writers. If you don't care for one story, skip it and go to another. This is a book of other people's writing.
Grace Notes is all Doyle's writing. I think I read them all. My favorite story was "On Miraculousness." Yes I know it's misspelled and/or it may not even be a word, however it works. This is typical of Doyle.
My favorite story in A sense of Wonder is David James Duncan's "An Elevator in Utah." Duncan's descriptions of feelings are on-target. I identified and loved his reactions to the little girls.
In conclusion, forget the recommended "beach reads." They're too big. Summer for me is too busy to settle into a big book. Big books are for winter blizzards. Summer reads are for short stories. So look up Brian Doyle, and enjoy. You can thank me via goodread's comments.
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