Bark: Stories
Lorrie Moore
Bark: Stories
Lorrie Moore
A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Financial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage
Heartbreaking… . Mordantly funny… . Takes us on a rare flight of self-transcendence… . Moments of recognition bring jolts like electric shocks. -The New York Review of Books
Wonderful… . Masterful… . Profound… . Not a single false note. -USA Today
[Moore] deftly paints with negative space, releasing tremendous poignancy… . A vibrant and nimble display of Moore’s signature wit. -San Francisco Chronicle
Ms Moore’s writing glides. She describes the mundane with precision and grace… . Bark simultaneously honours and regrets the messiness of human relationships. Ms Moore is like one of her characters: ‘sternness in one eye and gentleness in the other.’ -The Economist
One of the finest short story writers in the country. -Los Angeles Review of Books
[Moore’s] writing contains multitudes, mixed in exacting proportions, which is to say: this potpourri is utterly and totally unique… . There really is no one quite like her. -The New Republic
Lorrie Moore still dazzles… . These powerfully, almost savagely, human stories shine with a spirit of playfulness and the logic of love. -O, The Oprah Magazine
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