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The Collected Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker, Brendan Gill

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phil_abernethy's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

latelykate's review against another edition

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2.0

I expected to love this but I got the feeling from the stories that Dorothy Parker doesn't like women very much. Her female characters were written so unflatteringly and with very little compassion. In fact, I misplaced this book halfway through the last story and didn't even bother trying that hard to find it. Despite the fact that scathing wit is usually my favourite thing to read, I was disappointed by these stories.

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5.0

Amazing. I suggest listening to narration by Elaine Stritch. Makes it even better

fevvies's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a wonderful book to dip in and out of every so often. It's filled with pretty much everything Dorothy Parker ever wrote, and I loved it all. Her sharp-witted short stories, her poems, her reviews of plays and books, articles she wrote for the New Yorker and Esquire. In my eyes, she was a fantastic journalist and writer.

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4.0

I am so mad that I had never heard of Dorothy Parker before accidentally stumbling on this book at a secondhand shop.
She was such a brilliant lady, a talented, sharp author but also a terrific human being from what I can gather. I was surprised to find most of her writing to be still so relevant and relatable today. I really liked some of her poetry but her short stories really were what most appealed to me.
I'm glad to have bought this lovely edition but kind of sad that I've now read all we have of hers. I wish there was more to be found!