Enjoyed two short stories
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Train trip
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Yesterday I had to travel by train.
When I have to travel by train I always take my e-reader
with me.
Some time ago I read the bundle short stories "The Death of
the Moth and Other Essays" by Virginia Woolf, and very
recently I read the short story "The Girl Who Was Plugged In".
I enjoyed reading the short stories, and thought that it
would be nice to load some short stories on my e-reader
for the trip.
In my wiki I have a link to "43 of the Most Iconic Short
Stories in the English Language" [1].
I used this page to select some stories for the trip.
There are some short stories on this list that I have
read, like "The Yellow Wallpaper", "The Turn of the
Screw", "The Metamorphosis", and "The Lottery", but there
is still enough left to choose from :)
I have read several books written by Ursula K. Le Guin,
and loved them all, so when I saw "The Ones Who Walk Away
from Omelas" on the list, this was my first pick.
The "Dubliners" is on my to-read list, so the next pick
was "The Dead", also because of the annotation "one of the
best short stories ever written".
I don't remember having ever read something by Melville,
so I selected "Bartleby, the Scrivener". With these three
short stories I expected to have enough to read.
As always, it turned out that I was too ambitious.
During the trip I read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
and "The Dead". It was a very exhausting day, getting up
much earlier than I am used to, and also traveling makes
you tired. So on the way home I choose some eye-shut and
didn't get to read the third one, "Bartleby, The
Scrivener".
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas is a short story written by
Ursula K. Le Guin.
The story was written in the early seventies, and is about 32
pages.
It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1974.
The Dead
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The Dead is a short story written by James Joyce.
The story was published in 1914, and is about 64 pages.
It was reputedly described by T. S. Eliot as "one of the
greatest short stories ever written".
Enjoyable reads
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I loved both stories. Both the stories are captivating and
pull you in right from the start. Without giving any
spoilers, I think it is safe to say that both stories, as
good short stories do, have a suprise in their development.
The writing style of the stories is very different, reflecting
the period of writing.
Although very different, both are thought provoking.
The stories are short and don't require much time to read.
So, give these a try!
Have fun :)
[1]:
https://lithub.com/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-english-language/
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