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The First Person and Other Stories
The First Person and Other Stories | Ali Smith
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From the Whitbread Award-winning author of The Accidental and Hotel World comes this stunning collection of stories set in a world of everyday dislocation, where people nevertheless find connection, mystery, and love. These tales are of ordinary but poignant beauty: at the pub, strangers regale each other with memories of Christmases past; lovers share tales over dinner about how they met, their former lovers, and each other; a woman even tells a story to her fourteen-year-old self. As Smith explores the subtle links between what we know and what we feel, she creates an exuberant, masterly collection that is packed full of ideas, humor, nuance, and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Emilymdxn
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I normally struggle to enjoy very meta books where writers consider the idea of telling stories - it‘s so easy for them to vanish up their own artistry, so I probably wouldn‘t have picked this one if my book club hadn‘t made me, but I was SO pleasantly surprised! These were everything I want from short stories - small slices of normal lives told in a way that make you consider how meaningful everything that happens to you is

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Emilymdxn
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Waiting for my boyfriend in a cafe near the concert venue we‘re going to later and getting a little bit of reading in ☺️

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Emilymdxn
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This is a really gorgeous collection of short stories to savour! Disappointing lunch on a rainy day but I do genuinely feel like my daily reading at lunch nourishes me. It‘s nice to have something I know will make me feel better when I‘m tired and it‘s a grey miserable day.

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Emilymdxn
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This is the next book for my irl book club and I‘m fitting a few pages in before bed. Sorry for the terrible photo - can you tell im tired lol. I love short stories and have high hopes for these!

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I‘m becoming a huge Ali Smith fan! Her stories are deep, and you have to think to read them, but it‘s well worth the effort. I can‘t wait to pick up another collection. Highly recommend!!! #24in48 @24in48 #yearofshortstories

bedandabook I‘m a huge Ali Smith fan too; I find her writing so thought-provoking. I haven‘t read these though, so adding them to the list. Thank you! 6y
Moray_Reads I love her. She's probably my favourite (living) author 6y
Reviewsbylola I have her book Antigone in my stack. It will be my first book of hers. 6y
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Starting my #24in48 #readathon with this short story collection. I‘m really getting into Ali Smith. #yeaofshortstories @24in48

emilyhaldi Yes, me too!! ❤️ her- one thing we agree on! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Megabooks Yay!! 👍🏻🎉😊 6y
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vivastory Love this 7y
scripturient *sigh* 😍 7y
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Lola
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What a fantastic surprise to start listening to this today and hear that @Eamann was Jenny's guest! Great conversation about books, of course, but also @Litsy , the #TOB, and so much more. What a treat! Go download it now! And subscribe if you haven't already @ReadingEnvy

saresmoore Yes! I really enjoyed it! 7y
ReadingEnvy He was a great guest (thanks for listening.) 🤗 7y
Marchpane @ReadingEnvy I seriously love that you are drawing so many guests from Litsy! 7y
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