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The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor

11 reviews

ruthenator's review against another edition

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4.25

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qqjj's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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readingthroughthelists's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I received The Complete Stories as a Christmas gift this year, sparking my now months-long obsession with reading all the Flannery O’Connor I can get my hands on.

The Complete Stories is a powerful body of work: while each story contains similarities in theme, setting, or character type, (or is clearly an early prototype for her two novels), each remains unique and interesting. I am already excited to go back and read them again.

Favorites:
“Good Country People”
“The Displaced Person”
“The Partridge Festival”
“Revelation”
“A Good Man is Hard to Find”
“The Enduring Chill”

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aidanhotte's review

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Read 5 stories for class. Very well-written, but some of the lessons are dubious owing to O’Connor’s own prejudices. An important read to understand the changing American south during integration, nonetheless.

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amaliaiaia's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

During COVID, I revisited some od books and this was one of them. A few stories such as "a good man is hard to find", or " a stroke of good fortune" live up to their status while others felt like a product of their time.

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metchap's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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eeeeeeee's review

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challenging tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Lots of n-words in these stories - reader beware!

Never having read O'Connor - or short stories - before, this was a challenging foray. I can't say I really liked any of the stories, but several are sticking with me, whatever that's worth.

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kcbatts's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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mat_riarch's review against another edition

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mariacirillo's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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