
The Dinner Party
Stories
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Narrado por:
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Chris Kayser
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Jennifer Riker
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Zach Roe
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Nicholas Tecosky
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De:
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Joshua Ferris
The first collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed, prize-winning author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour.
These 11 stories by Joshua Ferris, many of which were first published in The New Yorker, are at once thrilling, strange, and comic. The modern tribulations of marriage, ambition, and the fear of missing out as the temptations flow like wine and the minutes of life tick down are explored with the characteristic wit and insight that have made Ferris one of our most critically acclaimed novelists.
Each of these stories burrows deep into the often awkward and hilarious misunderstandings that pass between strangers and lovers alike and that turn ordinary lives upside down. Ferris shows to what lengths we mortals go to coax human meaning from our very modest time on earth, an effort that skews ever more desperately in the direction of redemption. There's Arty Groys, the Florida retiree whose birthday celebration involves pizza, a prostitute, and a life-saving heart attack. There's Sarah, the Brooklynite whose shape-shifting existential dilemma is set in motion by a simple spring breeze. And there's Jack, a man so warped by past experience that he's incapable of having a normal social interaction with the man he hires to help him move out of storage.
The stories in The Dinner Party are about lives changed forever when the reckless gives way to possibility and the ordinary cedes ground to mystery. And each one confirms Ferris' reputation as one of the most dazzlingly talented, deeply humane writers at work today.
©2017 Joshua Ferris (P)2017 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















This collection of 11 short stories offers small slices or in some cases just slivers of life experienced by a wide and varied collection of characters. A reviewer on amazon mentioned that being inside someone else's head can be an uncomfortable place to be and I agree with that thought on one level. On the other hand, these stories really capture a snapshot of life as experienced by Ferris' characters. Unfiltered, strange, weirdly odd and at times careening out of control.
Sometimes the stories were easy to relate to and other times they stood out as completely foreign. Because of this, I listened to one story at a time, purposefully taking a break between each story. There was so much information, so much raw emotion that the transition between stories felt almost jarring. I needed time to process what I had just heard. Engaging, thought provoking, disturbing, at times funny and outrageous. Better buckle up, it's a wild ride.
Snippets Of Life In Stories
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Started off well
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Dinner Party to be better than the print version?
I didn't read the print version.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Dinner Party?
The guy who switches the ornamental pigs in one office for the pics of the deceased young girl in another office during his melt down.What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
So many of the voices added so much inflection and attitudes - just great mostly male characters developed to the significant extent in such a concise format!Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When the lonely, self pitying elderly man ran off with the prostitute!Any additional comments?
A must read, you've heard that before, but it really is entertaining and very interesting as you delve into the thorny territory of relationships.Too Good
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Not what I expected
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