Other Worlds
By
Paula Blais Gorgas
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| Price: | $6.99 |
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| Categories: | Fantasy, Short Stories |
| ISBN: | 0978742133 |
| Publisher: | Dragonfly Publishing, Inc. |
| Language: | English |
Summary
OTHER WORLDS is a collection of five fantasy stories intended to challenge the reader's perception of reality. In "Megan's Window" a young mother fights to save her child from a disturbing future society. In "The Ghost and Ms. Ferguson" a playful matchmaking ghost meddles in a young woman's love life. In "Paper Angels" a cynical teenage runaway encounters the shadowy line that divides life, death,and love. In "Shadow Lady" an upscale bag-lady enters an alternate world through a mirror and meets her alter ego. In "Faerie Tale" an animal rights activist meets her match when the "King of Faerie" disrupts her demonstration and threatens to banish Earth to a faraway dimension. [Includes five original black/white illustrations.]
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Helpful Customer Reviews
Other Worlds
Kassi (Conway, AR)
Sun May 17 2009 21:58
This book is a wonderful read; engaging and well written. What is remarkable about it is that the writer is able to depict men so well; how they think, how they behave. All the motivations and emotions are covered with each male character which was especially appealing to me because I actually belie...more...
Tommy (Takoma Park, MD)
Sat Sep 12 2009 15:28
I love this book and Irving's way of framing the abortion debate within a beautiful complex story and wonderful set of characters. I was going to write a longer review on this but then I saw the review written by goodreads member Ben Harrison and it pretty much encapsulated what I was thinking and f...more...
Jen (Lawrence Township, NJ)
Sun Oct 18 2009 17:12
This may be my favorite John Irving novel. . .I'll have to see how it sits over time with "Prayer for Owen Meany." I've had this book set aside on my reading list as a treat and I wasn't disappointed. I'm a fan of Irving, but am most taken with his mid-career efforts. I have no further ...more...
Brian (Anchorage, AK)
Thu Nov 26 2009 11:49
I usually keep a copy of The Cider House Rules in my car in case I wind up stuck somewhere and need something to read. I've read it through about four or five times and each time I'm amazed at the density, the color, the honest brutality and pain of the world Irving creates. Despite his inelegant ...more...
Rebecca (The United States)
Tue Feb 02 2010 01:12
Irving doesn't tell a neat linear story-- instead he paints temporal landscapes. He doesn't describe discrete events: instead the highlights whole panoramic scenes. Things are happening, have happened, will have been, would have, had have, had been... it's a very odd literary device. I don't think I...more...
Jeff (The United States)
Sun Mar 14 2010 18:13
In Cider House rules John Irving manages what few author's can. He truly weaves a story. The threads of the paths of the individual characters come together to create a complete fabric while remaining believable. The characters are well developed moving the reader to compassion or dislike depending ...more...
Kdubs (The United States)
Wed Apr 29 2009 18:00
i am a wee bit grossed out by this book. i get the reason for the blatant abortion details, but i'm a little too much of a pussy to read about it. and the weird (but kinda sweet) interaction on wilber larch's part toward homer wells is disturbing. i get the feeling he's going to turn out to be a ped...more...
Kathy (Candia, NH)
Thu Jul 01 2010 13:26
John Irving is an interesting writer. He is a real story-teller who evidently relishes in his story-telling. He weaves a bit of the fantastical into his otherwise realistic narrative and spends a great deal of time developing his characters. They all have complex histories and personalities. Irving ...more...
Alyssa (Lexington, KY)
Thu Feb 28 2008 12:20
I think it could have been better at the end - I'm not really one for books in which everyone has screwed up multiple lives by the end. Still, it made me think. Also, sort of a 2nd-generation-redeems-the-first if you like that sort of thing - like Star Wars and Wuthering Heights. Which I guess I ...more...
Walter (Rochester, NY)
Mon Dec 03 2007 19:56
The author has a great talent for writing. I was impressed at the vividness of the writing and the ability he had of adding humor to the horrible. That being said, there was much too much of the horrible for my liking. Death, betrayal, incest, addiction, self annihilation, and no hope for progress.....more...
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