tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post7998086168719875194..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: A Short Review of Nathan Englander's Short Story CollectionGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-44688879819233413682012-03-30T12:37:34.073-05:002012-03-30T12:37:34.073-05:00Oh, and nicely done with the first line there. Got...Oh, and nicely done with the first line there. Got a laugh out of me.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-4535884803993614252012-03-30T12:37:01.958-05:002012-03-30T12:37:01.958-05:00I guess there's a little Roth in Englander, ju...I guess there's a little Roth in Englander, just as much as Jewishness is a dominant theme. But their styles are completely different - Englander's a bit more "playful," for lack of a better word. He much less dense than Roth.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-55895189092418130212012-03-30T09:51:15.086-05:002012-03-30T09:51:15.086-05:00So this is what we talk about when we talk about y...So this is what we talk about when we talk about you talking about What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank? (Sorry, I couldn't help it). This looks like a good collection. Is there anything in it that reminds you of Philip Roth, or would that not be an apt comparison with Englander?Doughttp://readyoubastard.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-71242290499431885922012-03-26T11:12:34.593-05:002012-03-26T11:12:34.593-05:00I think I will - thanks for the recommendation!I think I will - thanks for the recommendation!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-62656795470419279062012-03-26T11:12:15.081-05:002012-03-26T11:12:15.081-05:00That's a good idea - tweeting to Englander. Ma...That's a good idea - tweeting to Englander. Maybe I'll try that - now that you've assured me he's not a jerk. ;)Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-60680134318977661132012-03-26T11:11:23.010-05:002012-03-26T11:11:23.010-05:00Many of these stories are different enough, too, t...Many of these stories are different enough, too, that you can say you're reading something quite different within the same collection. I hope you enjoy it!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-86481762577727967152012-03-26T11:10:48.289-05:002012-03-26T11:10:48.289-05:00Devoted Fan, indeed (nothing pathetic about that a...Devoted Fan, indeed (nothing pathetic about that at all)! If you liked Ministry, and it sounds like you did, I think you'll really like this. It's got just the right amount of quirk, humor and shock.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-46926230120604914592012-03-24T18:20:57.261-05:002012-03-24T18:20:57.261-05:00I have this on my pile; I've been a fan of Eng...I have this on my pile; I've been a fan of Englander since I read his first story collection "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges" -- definitely worth checking out.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027628103746160956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-76122995603046163932012-03-22T23:36:11.987-05:002012-03-22T23:36:11.987-05:00Read it too and totally enjoyed it. Doesn't hu...Read it too and totally enjoyed it. Doesn't hurt that Englander is totally nice- I tweeted him when I received my advanced copy and we bantered back and forth a few times. Good stuff.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287501540207945678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-54184118889903846122012-03-22T20:15:31.148-05:002012-03-22T20:15:31.148-05:00Thanks for recommending this collection. I've...Thanks for recommending this collection. I've been in a reading slump lately and really need something different to read... and I mean really different! I'll keep my eye out for it and get my nose between the pages of it when I can. :)Mozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-26689805744247580682012-03-22T14:24:49.853-05:002012-03-22T14:24:49.853-05:00Glad you reviewed this. I've been dying for mo...Glad you reviewed this. I've been dying for more by Englander. Ministry is one of my favorite books and though I want to reread it soon, it's been too long since I've read his stories. To give you an idea of how pathetic I'm being about this (or what a Devoted Fan I am - that sounds better), I've already begun editing the shopping cart of books I'm ordering just before I fly home. I'll be adding this one.Ellenhttp://fatbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.com