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75 Short Masterpieces
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6 Masterpieces, 26 Middlepieces and 43 Mehpieces.
An old anthology of so called “75 short masterpieces”, in my humble opinion more accurately titled as noted above. Like with most anthologies, I was pleasantly delighted to encounter some authors I had never sampled before and really wanted to, like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Forster and Hardy.
New neat finds include: Walter De La Mare, Algren, Haycox and Gorky.
Some inevitable acquaintances I already knew that always seem to make it to whatever collection I read, like Poe, Bradbury, Maupassant, Maugham, Chekhov, Greene, O. Henry, S. Jackson, Irving, Quiroga, Bierce and Hawthorne.
And many many more authors too, for which I don’t particularly harbor any strong positive or negative feelings about. Except maybe Villiers de L'isle-Adam, who has almost always delivered me exclusively duds.
Also a special mention for James Hanley and his “Butterfly” story, who vexed me so much as to inspire me to write my ”The Priest, the Boy and the Slug” in response, in mere five days, and finally initiated me in the authorship path. Thank you for that Hanley.
Go for the Best, consider the Good, whatever the Meh.
The Best :
★★★★★ "The Three Hermits", by Leo Tolstoy. [4.5]
★★★★☆ "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" , by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “The Oval Portrait.”, Edgar Allan Poe.
★★★★☆ "The Riddle", by Walter De La Mare.
★★★★☆ "He Swung and He Missed", by Nelson Algren. [3.5]
★★★★☆ "A Question of Blood", by Ernest Haycox. [3.5]
The Good :
★★★☆☆ "I See You Never", by Ray Bradbury. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Guardian Angel", by Andre Maurois. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The False Gems", by Guy De Maupassant. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Ant and the Grasshopper", by Somerset Maugham. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Her Lover", by Maxim Gorky. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "An Attempt at Reform", by August Strindberg. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Beggar-Woman of Locarno", by Heinrich Von Kleist. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "A Wicked Boy", by Anton Chekhov.
★★★☆☆ "The Sniper", by Liam O'Flaherty.
★★★☆☆ "Virtuoso", by Herbert Goldstone.
★★★☆☆ "Proof Positive", by Graham Greene.
★★★☆☆ "The Lost Soul", by Ben Hecht.
★★★☆☆ "The Phoenix", by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
★★★☆☆ "Fard", by Aldous Huxley.
★★★☆☆ "The Crime on Calle de la Perseguida", by Palacio Valdes.
★★★☆☆ "The Boy Who Drew Cats", by Lafcadio Hearn.
★★★☆☆ "Senor Payroll", by William E Barret. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Exact Science of Matrimony", by O. Henry. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Wife", by Washington Irving. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Charles", by Shirley Jackson. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Kong at the Seaside", by Arnold Zweig. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Test", by Angelica Gibbs. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Butterfly", by James Hanley. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "If Not Higher", by Isaac Loeb Perez. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "A Wedding Without Musicians", by Sholem Aleichem. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Luck", by Samuel Clemens. [2.5]
The Meh :
★★☆☆☆ "Born of Man and Woman", by Richard Matheson. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Chaser", by John Collier. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Fiddler", by Herman Melville. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Pearl of Toledo", by Prosper Merimee. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Bedchamber Mystery", by C. S. Forester. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "How Grandpa Came into the Money", by Elsa Zantner. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Standard of Living", by Dorothy Parker. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Shepherd's Daughter", by William Saroyan.
★★☆☆☆ "The Foreigner", by Francis Steegmuller.
★★☆☆☆ "Three Letters... and a Footnote", by Horacio Quiroga.
★★☆☆☆ "A Dangerous Guy Indeed", by Damon Runyon.
★★☆☆☆ "Mr. Andrews", by E. M. Forster.
★★☆☆☆ "The Ghosts", by Lord Dunsany.
★★☆☆☆ "The Disabled Soldier", by Oliver Goldsmith.
★★☆☆☆ "Slipping Beauty", by Jerome Weidman.
★★☆☆☆ "The Hour of Letdown", by E. B. White.
★★☆☆☆ "Then Came the Legions", by Mackinlay Kantor.
★★☆☆☆ "A Toast to Captain Jerk", by Russell Maloney.
★★☆☆☆ "Over the Hill", by John Steinbeck.
★★☆☆☆ "Fear", by Rhys Davies.
★★☆☆☆ "The Lottery Ticket", by Ventura Garcia Calderon.
★★☆☆☆ "A Psychological Shipwreck", by Ambrose Bierce. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Moonlight Sonata", by Alexander Woollcott. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Kiss", by William Sansom. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Father", by Bjornstjerne Bjornson. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Neifile's Story", by Boccaccio. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir", by Thomas Hardy. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "The Hollow of the Three Hills", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "The Wild Duck's Nest", by Michael McLaverty. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Germans at Meat", by Katherine Mansfield. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "How the Devil Lost His Poncho", by Ricardo Palma. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Reginald's Choir Treat", by Saki. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "How Light Belief Bringeth Damage", by Bidpai. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Houseparty", by Walter Bernstein.
★☆☆☆☆ "God", by Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin.
★☆☆☆☆ "Truth And Consequences", by Brendan Gill.
★☆☆☆☆ "Daughter", by Erskine Caldwell.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Upturned Face", by Stephen Crane.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Scoop", by James T. Farrell.
★☆☆☆☆ "A Game Of Billiards", by Alphonse Daudet.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Doctor's Heroism", by Villiers de L'isle-Adam.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Three Veterans", by Leane Zugsmith.
☆☆☆☆☆ "Tom Varnish", by Richard Steele.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1961] [283p] [Anthology] [2.5] [Partially Recommendable]
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6 Obras Maestras, 26 Obras Intermedias y 43 Obras Meh.
Una antigua antología de llamadas “75 obras maestras”, en mi humilde opinión titulada con mayor precisión como señalo ahí arriba. Como ocurre con la mayoría de las antologías, tuve el placer de encontrarme con algunos autores que nunca antes había probado y que tenía muchas ganas de conocer, como Dostoievski, Tolstoi, Forster y Hardy.
Nuevos hallazgos interesantes incluyen: Walter De La Mare, Algren, Haycox y Gorky.
Algunos inevitables personajes que ya conocía y que siempre parecen aparecer en cualquier colección que lea, como Poe, Bradbury, Maupassant, Maugham, Chekhov, Greene, O. Henry, S. Jackson, Irving, Quiroga, Bierce y Hawthorne.
Y también muchos más autores, por los cuales no albergo ningún sentimiento positivo o negativo. Excepto tal vez Villiers de L'isle-Adam, que casi siempre me ha entregado exclusivamente decepciones.
A su vez una mención especial para James Hanley y su historia “Mariposa”, que me molestó tanto que me inspiró a escribir mi ”El Cura, el Niño y la Babosa” en respuesta, en apenas cinco días, y finalmente me inició en el camino de la autoría. Gracias por eso Hanley.
Ir por lo Mejor, considerar lo Bueno, loquesea lo Meh.
Lo Mejor :
★★★★★ "Los Tres Ermitaños", de Leo Tolstoy. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “El Arbol de Navidad Celestial”, de Fyodor Dostoevsky. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “El Retrato Ovalado.”, de Edgar Allan Poe.
★★★★☆ "El Acertijo", de Walter De La Mare.
★★★★☆ "Él Lanzó y Falló", de Nelson Algren. [3.5]
★★★★☆ "Una Cuestión de Sangre", de Ernest Haycox. [3.5]
Lo Bueno :
★★★☆☆ "Nunca te Veré", de Ray Bradbury. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "El Angel de la Guarda", de André Maurois. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Las Joyas Falsas", de Guy De Maupassant. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Hormiga y el Saltamontes", de Somerset Maugham. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Su Amante", de Maxim Gorky. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Un Intento de Reforma", de August Strindberg. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Mendiga de Locarno", de Heinrich Von Kleist. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Un Niño Malvado", de Antón Chéjov.
★★★☆☆ "El Francotirador", de Liam O'Flaherty.
★★★☆☆ "Virtuoso", de Herbert Goldstone.
★★★☆☆ "Prueba Positiva", de Graham Greene.
★★★☆☆ "El Alma Perdida", de Ben Hecht.
★★★☆☆ "El Fénix", de Sylvia Townsend Warner.
★★★☆☆ "Fardo", de Aldous Huxley.
★★★☆☆ “El Crimen de la Calle de la Perseguida”, de Palacio Valdés.
★★★☆☆ "El Niño que Dibujaba Gatos", de Lafcadio Hearn.
★★★☆☆ “Señor Nómina”, de William E Barret. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Ciencia Exacta del Matrimonio”, de O. Henry. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Esposa", de Washington Irving. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Charles", de Shirley Jackson. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ “Kong a la Orilla del Mar", de Arnold Zweig. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Prueba", de Angelica Gibbs. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Mariposa", de James Hanley. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ “Si No Más Alto”, de Isaac Loeb Pérez. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Una Boda Sin Músicos", de Sholem Aleichem. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Suerte", de Samuel Clemens. [2.5]
Lo Meh :
★★☆☆☆ "Nacido del Hombre y de la Mujer", de Richard Matheson. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Cazador", de John Collier. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Violinista", de Herman Melville. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Perla de Toledo", de Prosper Merimee. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Misterio del Dormitorio", de C. S. Forester. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Cómo el Abuelo Ganó el Dinero", de Elsa Zantner. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Nivel de Vida", de Dorothy Parker. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Hija del Pastor ", de William Saroyan.
★★☆☆☆ "El Extranjero", de Francis Steegmuller.
★★☆☆☆ “Tres Cartas… y una Nota al Pie”, de Horacio Quiroga.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Tipo Realmente Peligroso", de Damon Runyon.
★★☆☆☆ "Sr. Andrews", de E. M. Forster.
★★☆☆☆ "Los Fantasmas", de Lord Dunsany.
★★☆☆☆ "El Soldado Discapacitado", de Oliver Goldsmith.
★★☆☆☆ "Belleza Resbaladiza", de Jerome Weidman.
★★☆☆☆ "La Hora de la Decepción", de E. B. White.
★★☆☆☆ "Luego Vinieron las Legiones", de Mackinlay Kantor.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Brindis por el Capitán Idiota", de Russell Maloney.
★★☆☆☆ "Sobre la Colina", de John Steinbeck.
★★☆☆☆ "Miedo", de Rhys Davies.
★★☆☆☆ “El Billete de Lotería”, de Ventura García Calderón.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Naufragio Psicológico", de Ambrose Bierce. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Sonata Claro de Luna”, de Alexander Woollcott. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Beso", de William Sansom. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Padre", de Bjornstjerne Bjornson. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Historia de Neifile", de Boccaccio. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Distracción en un Coro Parroquial", de Thomas Hardy. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Hueco de las Tres Colinas", de Nathaniel Hawthorne. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Nido del Pato Salvaje", de Michael McLaverty. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Alemanes en la Carne", de Katherine Mansfield. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ “Cómo el Diablo perdió su Poncho”, de Ricardo Palma. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Regalo del Coro de Reginald", de Saki. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Cómo la Creencia en la Luz Trae Daño", de Bidpai. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Fiesta en Casa", de Walter Bernstein.
★☆☆☆☆ "Dios", de Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin.
★☆☆☆☆ "Verdad y Consecuencias", de Brendan Gill.
★☆☆☆☆ "Hija", de Erskine Caldwell.
★☆☆☆☆ "La Cara Vuelta Hacia Arriba", de Stephen Crane.
★☆☆☆☆ "La Primicia", de James T. Farrell.
★☆☆☆☆ "Un Juego de Billar", de Alphonse Daudet.
★☆☆☆☆ "Las Tres Veteranas", de Leane Zugsmith.
★☆☆☆☆ "El Heroísmo del Doctor", de Villiers de L'isle-Adam.
☆☆☆☆☆ "Tom Varnish", de Richard Steele.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1961] [283p] [Antología] [2.5] [Parcialmente Recomendable]
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An old anthology of so called “75 short masterpieces”, in my humble opinion more accurately titled as noted above. Like with most anthologies, I was pleasantly delighted to encounter some authors I had never sampled before and really wanted to, like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Forster and Hardy.
New neat finds include: Walter De La Mare, Algren, Haycox and Gorky.
Some inevitable acquaintances I already knew that always seem to make it to whatever collection I read, like Poe, Bradbury, Maupassant, Maugham, Chekhov, Greene, O. Henry, S. Jackson, Irving, Quiroga, Bierce and Hawthorne.
And many many more authors too, for which I don’t particularly harbor any strong positive or negative feelings about. Except maybe Villiers de L'isle-Adam, who has almost always delivered me exclusively duds.
Also a special mention for James Hanley and his “Butterfly” story, who vexed me so much as to inspire me to write my ”The Priest, the Boy and the Slug” in response, in mere five days, and finally initiated me in the authorship path. Thank you for that Hanley.
Go for the Best, consider the Good, whatever the Meh.
The Best :
★★★★★ "The Three Hermits", by Leo Tolstoy. [4.5]
★★★★☆ "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" , by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “The Oval Portrait.”, Edgar Allan Poe.
★★★★☆ "The Riddle", by Walter De La Mare.
★★★★☆ "He Swung and He Missed", by Nelson Algren. [3.5]
★★★★☆ "A Question of Blood", by Ernest Haycox. [3.5]
The Good :
★★★☆☆ "I See You Never", by Ray Bradbury. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Guardian Angel", by Andre Maurois. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The False Gems", by Guy De Maupassant. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Ant and the Grasshopper", by Somerset Maugham. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Her Lover", by Maxim Gorky. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "An Attempt at Reform", by August Strindberg. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Beggar-Woman of Locarno", by Heinrich Von Kleist. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "A Wicked Boy", by Anton Chekhov.
★★★☆☆ "The Sniper", by Liam O'Flaherty.
★★★☆☆ "Virtuoso", by Herbert Goldstone.
★★★☆☆ "Proof Positive", by Graham Greene.
★★★☆☆ "The Lost Soul", by Ben Hecht.
★★★☆☆ "The Phoenix", by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
★★★☆☆ "Fard", by Aldous Huxley.
★★★☆☆ "The Crime on Calle de la Perseguida", by Palacio Valdes.
★★★☆☆ "The Boy Who Drew Cats", by Lafcadio Hearn.
★★★☆☆ "Senor Payroll", by William E Barret. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Exact Science of Matrimony", by O. Henry. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Wife", by Washington Irving. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Charles", by Shirley Jackson. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Kong at the Seaside", by Arnold Zweig. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Test", by Angelica Gibbs. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "The Butterfly", by James Hanley. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "If Not Higher", by Isaac Loeb Perez. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "A Wedding Without Musicians", by Sholem Aleichem. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Luck", by Samuel Clemens. [2.5]
The Meh :
★★☆☆☆ "Born of Man and Woman", by Richard Matheson. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Chaser", by John Collier. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Fiddler", by Herman Melville. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Pearl of Toledo", by Prosper Merimee. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Bedchamber Mystery", by C. S. Forester. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "How Grandpa Came into the Money", by Elsa Zantner. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Standard of Living", by Dorothy Parker. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Shepherd's Daughter", by William Saroyan.
★★☆☆☆ "The Foreigner", by Francis Steegmuller.
★★☆☆☆ "Three Letters... and a Footnote", by Horacio Quiroga.
★★☆☆☆ "A Dangerous Guy Indeed", by Damon Runyon.
★★☆☆☆ "Mr. Andrews", by E. M. Forster.
★★☆☆☆ "The Ghosts", by Lord Dunsany.
★★☆☆☆ "The Disabled Soldier", by Oliver Goldsmith.
★★☆☆☆ "Slipping Beauty", by Jerome Weidman.
★★☆☆☆ "The Hour of Letdown", by E. B. White.
★★☆☆☆ "Then Came the Legions", by Mackinlay Kantor.
★★☆☆☆ "A Toast to Captain Jerk", by Russell Maloney.
★★☆☆☆ "Over the Hill", by John Steinbeck.
★★☆☆☆ "Fear", by Rhys Davies.
★★☆☆☆ "The Lottery Ticket", by Ventura Garcia Calderon.
★★☆☆☆ "A Psychological Shipwreck", by Ambrose Bierce. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Moonlight Sonata", by Alexander Woollcott. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Kiss", by William Sansom. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "The Father", by Bjornstjerne Bjornson. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Neifile's Story", by Boccaccio. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir", by Thomas Hardy. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "The Hollow of the Three Hills", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "The Wild Duck's Nest", by Michael McLaverty. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Germans at Meat", by Katherine Mansfield. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "How the Devil Lost His Poncho", by Ricardo Palma. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Reginald's Choir Treat", by Saki. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "How Light Belief Bringeth Damage", by Bidpai. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Houseparty", by Walter Bernstein.
★☆☆☆☆ "God", by Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin.
★☆☆☆☆ "Truth And Consequences", by Brendan Gill.
★☆☆☆☆ "Daughter", by Erskine Caldwell.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Upturned Face", by Stephen Crane.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Scoop", by James T. Farrell.
★☆☆☆☆ "A Game Of Billiards", by Alphonse Daudet.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Doctor's Heroism", by Villiers de L'isle-Adam.
★☆☆☆☆ "The Three Veterans", by Leane Zugsmith.
☆☆☆☆☆ "Tom Varnish", by Richard Steele.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1961] [283p] [Anthology] [2.5] [Partially Recommendable]
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6 Obras Maestras, 26 Obras Intermedias y 43 Obras Meh.
Una antigua antología de llamadas “75 obras maestras”, en mi humilde opinión titulada con mayor precisión como señalo ahí arriba. Como ocurre con la mayoría de las antologías, tuve el placer de encontrarme con algunos autores que nunca antes había probado y que tenía muchas ganas de conocer, como Dostoievski, Tolstoi, Forster y Hardy.
Nuevos hallazgos interesantes incluyen: Walter De La Mare, Algren, Haycox y Gorky.
Algunos inevitables personajes que ya conocía y que siempre parecen aparecer en cualquier colección que lea, como Poe, Bradbury, Maupassant, Maugham, Chekhov, Greene, O. Henry, S. Jackson, Irving, Quiroga, Bierce y Hawthorne.
Y también muchos más autores, por los cuales no albergo ningún sentimiento positivo o negativo. Excepto tal vez Villiers de L'isle-Adam, que casi siempre me ha entregado exclusivamente decepciones.
A su vez una mención especial para James Hanley y su historia “Mariposa”, que me molestó tanto que me inspiró a escribir mi ”El Cura, el Niño y la Babosa” en respuesta, en apenas cinco días, y finalmente me inició en el camino de la autoría. Gracias por eso Hanley.
Ir por lo Mejor, considerar lo Bueno, loquesea lo Meh.
Lo Mejor :
★★★★★ "Los Tres Ermitaños", de Leo Tolstoy. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “El Arbol de Navidad Celestial”, de Fyodor Dostoevsky. [4.5]
★★★★☆ “El Retrato Ovalado.”, de Edgar Allan Poe.
★★★★☆ "El Acertijo", de Walter De La Mare.
★★★★☆ "Él Lanzó y Falló", de Nelson Algren. [3.5]
★★★★☆ "Una Cuestión de Sangre", de Ernest Haycox. [3.5]
Lo Bueno :
★★★☆☆ "Nunca te Veré", de Ray Bradbury. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "El Angel de la Guarda", de André Maurois. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Las Joyas Falsas", de Guy De Maupassant. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Hormiga y el Saltamontes", de Somerset Maugham. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Su Amante", de Maxim Gorky. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Un Intento de Reforma", de August Strindberg. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Mendiga de Locarno", de Heinrich Von Kleist. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ "Un Niño Malvado", de Antón Chéjov.
★★★☆☆ "El Francotirador", de Liam O'Flaherty.
★★★☆☆ "Virtuoso", de Herbert Goldstone.
★★★☆☆ "Prueba Positiva", de Graham Greene.
★★★☆☆ "El Alma Perdida", de Ben Hecht.
★★★☆☆ "El Fénix", de Sylvia Townsend Warner.
★★★☆☆ "Fardo", de Aldous Huxley.
★★★☆☆ “El Crimen de la Calle de la Perseguida”, de Palacio Valdés.
★★★☆☆ "El Niño que Dibujaba Gatos", de Lafcadio Hearn.
★★★☆☆ “Señor Nómina”, de William E Barret. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Ciencia Exacta del Matrimonio”, de O. Henry. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Esposa", de Washington Irving. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Charles", de Shirley Jackson. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ “Kong a la Orilla del Mar", de Arnold Zweig. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Prueba", de Angelica Gibbs. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "La Mariposa", de James Hanley. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ “Si No Más Alto”, de Isaac Loeb Pérez. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Una Boda Sin Músicos", de Sholem Aleichem. [2.5]
★★★☆☆ "Suerte", de Samuel Clemens. [2.5]
Lo Meh :
★★☆☆☆ "Nacido del Hombre y de la Mujer", de Richard Matheson. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Cazador", de John Collier. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Violinista", de Herman Melville. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Perla de Toledo", de Prosper Merimee. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Misterio del Dormitorio", de C. S. Forester. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Cómo el Abuelo Ganó el Dinero", de Elsa Zantner. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Nivel de Vida", de Dorothy Parker. [2.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Hija del Pastor ", de William Saroyan.
★★☆☆☆ "El Extranjero", de Francis Steegmuller.
★★☆☆☆ “Tres Cartas… y una Nota al Pie”, de Horacio Quiroga.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Tipo Realmente Peligroso", de Damon Runyon.
★★☆☆☆ "Sr. Andrews", de E. M. Forster.
★★☆☆☆ "Los Fantasmas", de Lord Dunsany.
★★☆☆☆ "El Soldado Discapacitado", de Oliver Goldsmith.
★★☆☆☆ "Belleza Resbaladiza", de Jerome Weidman.
★★☆☆☆ "La Hora de la Decepción", de E. B. White.
★★☆☆☆ "Luego Vinieron las Legiones", de Mackinlay Kantor.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Brindis por el Capitán Idiota", de Russell Maloney.
★★☆☆☆ "Sobre la Colina", de John Steinbeck.
★★☆☆☆ "Miedo", de Rhys Davies.
★★☆☆☆ “El Billete de Lotería”, de Ventura García Calderón.
★★☆☆☆ "Un Naufragio Psicológico", de Ambrose Bierce. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "Sonata Claro de Luna”, de Alexander Woollcott. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Beso", de William Sansom. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "El Padre", de Bjornstjerne Bjornson. [1.5]
★★☆☆☆ "La Historia de Neifile", de Boccaccio. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Distracción en un Coro Parroquial", de Thomas Hardy. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Hueco de las Tres Colinas", de Nathaniel Hawthorne. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Nido del Pato Salvaje", de Michael McLaverty. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Alemanes en la Carne", de Katherine Mansfield. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ “Cómo el Diablo perdió su Poncho”, de Ricardo Palma. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "El Regalo del Coro de Reginald", de Saki. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Cómo la Creencia en la Luz Trae Daño", de Bidpai. [1.5]
★☆☆☆☆ "Fiesta en Casa", de Walter Bernstein.
★☆☆☆☆ "Dios", de Eugene Ivanovich Zamiatin.
★☆☆☆☆ "Verdad y Consecuencias", de Brendan Gill.
★☆☆☆☆ "Hija", de Erskine Caldwell.
★☆☆☆☆ "La Cara Vuelta Hacia Arriba", de Stephen Crane.
★☆☆☆☆ "La Primicia", de James T. Farrell.
★☆☆☆☆ "Un Juego de Billar", de Alphonse Daudet.
★☆☆☆☆ "Las Tres Veteranas", de Leane Zugsmith.
★☆☆☆☆ "El Heroísmo del Doctor", de Villiers de L'isle-Adam.
☆☆☆☆☆ "Tom Varnish", de Richard Steele.
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Great to see you here again, Federico,......... I hope this turn into your next 5 star read💜💜
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➦Paulette & Her Sexy Alphas❥ wrote: "Great to see you here again, Federico,......... I hope this turn into your next 5 star read💜💜"Thank you Paulette 💜! Good to be back. Doubtful, already 1/3 in and looking 3 stars at most. But it's ok. Anthologies are almost always like that; many winners, many duds and a bunch in-between :p
I think the only one of these that I've read is He Swung and he Missed, which I read as part of a collection of Nelson Algren's stories entitled The Neon Wilderness. I agree with your assessment of that story. There are a few others you mention thst I might try. Great review Federico!
Ian wrote: "I think the only one of these that I've read is He Swung and he Missed, which I read as part of a collection of Nelson Algren's stories entitled The Neon Wilderness. I agree with your assessment..."Oh yeah I enjoyed that little story so much I downloaded that book the very same day! It's not a priority atm but really looking forward to reading it soon :D. Thank you for the rec Ian!
Holy crap Federico! I was going to ask how long it took you to burn through all of these masterpieces until I calculated they are roughly three and three quarter pages each. Once again, I love your rating system. It appeals to my obsessive compulsive disorder and almost autistic need to evaluate nearly everything I happen across. My hat is off to you!
Dmitri wrote: "Holy crap Federico! I was going to ask how long it took you to burn through all of these masterpieces until I calculated they are roughly three and three quarter pages each. Once again, I love your..."Well it varied but yes, most of these masterpieces where super short and around 4 pages each, give or take. You can finish it in a week or less, like some people who finishes their books in one sitting. For me it took more than three months because I halted and distracted doing other things xD. Totally with you on obsessive cataloging lol. Thank you so much Dmitri!
Just reading the title of this book is exciting enough due to its collection of masterpieces. Even though you labeled only 6 as masterpieces, the 26 middle-pieces aren't bad either, Federico.
Taufiq wrote: "Just reading the title of this book is exciting enough due to its collection of masterpieces. Even though you labeled only 6 as masterpieces, the 26 middle-pieces aren't bad either, Federico."Yeah quite a mixed bag, yet not that bad, all things considered. Though I've read shorter and better collections lol. Thank you Taufiq :) !
A lovely review of this book of classic shorts Federico! This was really a fascinating collection, well sorted out & quite unique compared to the ones always available in the market. Some of the meh titles definitely deserved your disdain, I agree with you on that point totally. I wish omnibuses like these were sold in Mumbai, we only get repetitions of the same stuff over & over again that it is getting to me! Hope your next classic omnibus is a winner! Happy Reading to you always! Have a wonderful day! Luckily the weekend is here! :)
Fiza wrote: "A lovely review of this book of classic shorts Federico! This was really a fascinating collection, well sorted out & quite unique compared to the ones always available in the market. Some of the me..."There are a bunch of free domain classic collections in Project Gutenberg. I mean I hardly think they are great, I always find them to be a mixed bag, just like this one lol, but you may enjoy them more than me and find them a bit different to what you usually find in Mumbai. At the very least I don't it hurts to try lol :p. Thank you and happy reading and weekend for you too Fiza <3
Thank you for this review. I am looking for this edition!!
Lesle wrote: "Thank you for this review. I am looking for this edition!!"My pleasure Lesle! Hope you enjoy it :)
Title seems to have its pants on fire.
Heather Adores Books wrote: "Title seems to have its pants on fire."Meh, tastes differ. Can't deny it's more concise though xD
Fede...its seems that you have coined a new word...mehpieces! Anthologies, whether written or musical, often have the array of the good, bad and the ugly! Great review!
Fran wrote: "Fede...its seems that you have coined a new word...mehpieces! Anthologies, whether written or musical, often have the array of the good, bad and the ugly! Great review!"I was just teasing with the title and didn't even register that. Coining new words without even noticing now lol. Always a mixed bag for sure, it's THE rule xD. Thank you Fran <3
Great review, Fede, and wow, so many shorties here! Something like this definitely interests me too, but I think I'll wait for an anthology you rate higher than this.Plus zero stars for Tom Varnish? So crushing :(
inciminci wrote: "Great review, Fede, and wow, so many shorties here! Something like this definitely interests me too, but I think I'll wait for an anthology you rate higher than this.Plus zero stars for Tom Varnis..."
Thank you Inci! Maybe waiting for a horror anthology would be best lol. Wow just read ita few days ago and have totally forgotten about Tom Varnish by now, gladly xD?
Genial reseña. Y se tomó la loable tarea de poner los links. Mi agradecimiento. Mis respetos. Mis deseos de un día satisfactorio y feliz. Ta luego, Fede.
A. wrote: "Genial reseña. Y se tomó la loable tarea de poner los links. Mi agradecimiento. Mis respetos. Mis deseos de un día satisfactorio y feliz. Ta luego, Fede."Hubiera puesto links para todos pero algunos cuentos no están agregados en GR y soy demasiado vago como para pedirles a los libreros que los agreguen uno por uno jajaj. Gracias Lady A.! Que pase un lindo viernes y un hermoso finde <3
Wow, that's a classic collection even if more than 50% seem to be mehs (or maybe because of that). I'm happy to see O. Henry on the decent list. :D Fab review, Federico. Hats off to your patience!
Srivalli wrote: "Wow, that's a classic collection even if more than 50% seem to be mehs (or maybe because of that). I'm happy to see O. Henry on the decent list. :D Fab review, Federico. Hats off to your patience!"Oh yeah, though not a favorite can't deny O. Henry has always been pretty harmless and decent lol. Thank you so much Srivalli :D
Reynita wrote: "Great review!"Thank you Reynita!
A whopping 43 servings of meh, hmm. Looks like a collection I will avoid due to the sub-par ratio but at least I know where to focus my efforts when I need a short story! Thanks for the links too and for your breakdown Fede! 💪
Esta wrote: "A whopping 43 servings of meh, hmm. Looks like a collection I will avoid due to the sub-par ratio but at least I know where to focus my efforts when I need a short story! Thanks for the links too a..."Meh is not actually that bad, it's just "ok"! Except if it's 1-star, which is "crap" lol. Thank you so much Esta! Hope you enjoy them if you try some ;)
Fab review, Federico! A pretty disappointing ratio of great reads, but I am glad that it was a nice gateway for you to experience new authors all in one fell sweep. 😊
Amina wrote: "Fab review, Federico! A pretty disappointing ratio of great reads, but I am glad that it was a nice gateway for you to experience new authors all in one fell sweep. 😊"Ticking all the greatest authors one short story at the time lol. Thank you Amina :) !
That's a lot of stories to slough through! Personally, I prefer your title better - at least I know what I'm getting into.
Debbie wrote: "That's a lot of stories to slough through! Personally, I prefer your title better - at least I know what I'm getting into."Though more accurate I highly doubt any people would read this book with MY title lol. Thank you Debbie ;) !
An Anthology is always a crapshoot, Federico, and I don't mean that in a bad way, it just is. So many great authors and I'm happy one in particular nudged your inner author to pen a story. That's the best reward!
Terrie wrote: "An Anthology is always a crapshoot, Federico, and I don't mean that in a bad way, it just is. So many great authors and I'm happy one in particular nudged your inner author to pen a story. That's t..."So true Terrie! Anthologies never escape the mixed bag rule, it's def a game of chance. And ofc I'll always be grateful to Hanley and his hateful story for annoying me so much and giving me final push lol xD
Haha the first line of this review! 🤣 😂 I can’t help but notice you listed a Poe in your Best section 🎉
I love your headline! And I loved that a story vexed you so much that you wrote your own :)))A most excellent review, Federico!
Diana wrote: "Haha the first line of this review! 🤣 😂 I can’t help but notice you listed a Poe in your Best section 🎉"Well, just a few numbered times Poe actually managed to get there 😂. Not always the case though lol. Thank you Diana!
Diane wrote: "Enjoyable n fair insight, Federico!"A fair comment! Thank you Diane :D
Alexandra wrote: "I love your headline! And I loved that a story vexed you so much that you wrote your own :)))A most excellent review, Federico!"
I suppose I could say Hanley helped me pop the cherry? Lol. Thank you Alexandra <3 !
glad ure still able to discover new other pieces from diff authors in here. hope the next read would be better!
aly wrote: "glad ure still able to discover new other pieces from diff authors in here. hope the next read would be better!"New discoveries are almost always guaranteed with anthologies :). Thank you Aly <3 !
Beautiful review, Fede. I love how you always show what your favorite stories are when it comes to collections. Very awesome way to discover new authors. :)
Axl Oswaldo wrote: "Beautiful review, Fede. I love how you always show what your favorite stories are when it comes to collections. Very awesome way to discover new authors. :)"Thank you Axl! Always a pleasure sampling new authors! And especially when it takes only a few minutes with a short story :D
Middlepieces and Mehpieces. That's good stuff, even if those of the stories are not. Dangerous for a publisher to title it so. I've only read one Tolstoy book, but no surprise he tops your list. Good review, Federico.
Ron wrote: "Middlepieces and Mehpieces. That's good stuff, even if those of the stories are not. Dangerous for a publisher to title it so. I've only read one Tolstoy book, but no surprise he tops your list. Go..."A risky but bold move, but I think it would work as a double edged sword actually. I mean I bet some people would be extra curious about which are Mehpieces, and why. Why is someone trashing these stories? Like people who love reading rant reviews xD. There's always a public for everything lol. Thank you Ron!
At least Poe is in the 'best' column, Federico. Funny, I don't see Charlotte's Web anywhere on this list!
Nice review! I love reading an anthology, especially when they are short and well written.
Jan wrote: "At least Poe is in the 'best' column, Federico. Funny, I don't see Charlotte's Web anywhere on this list!"Poe does have a few numbered winners lol. The only E. B. White included in this book was "The Hour of Letdown", which wasn't very good sadly. But read Charlotte's Web elsewhere and it was awesome Jan <3
Paul wrote: "Thorough review! Really helpful."One does what one can :). Thank you Paul !
P.B. wrote: "Nice review! I love reading an anthology, especially when they are short and well written."Thank you PB! Can't say I loved them all here, but loved trying them all :).
