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Though
the subject is a young man's coming of age and the gentle comic
formation of his sexual consciousness, I wonder if the subject
isn't, in fact, a celebration of the incipient strength of women
- their nascent boldness - simply ready to take up the cudgels with
panache and pleasure, as indeed the book does in its episodic framework.
It stylistic roots date back to Fielding, the early form of the
novel as a series of adventures and challenges en-route to the hero's
sentimental education. The stories are replete with wit. The author
has a special skill with dialogue. The narrative shifts are wonderfully
concise and precise often completely surprising the reader. The
core of the stories/chapters lies within their generosity of spirit,
their witty understanding of male-female sexuality and their capacity
for tenderness. It would be very difficult not to fall in love with
the young narrator.. . . . more
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Laughter has been shown to lower blood pressure, boost immune function, reduce stress hormones and improve brain function so perhaps this slender book of short stories should be listed under "Self Help" as well as fiction. As the title suggests, The Unlimited Salad Bar is a collection of stories intended to nourish body and spirit. Here you will not find heavy entrees of fiction but a feast of leafy greens - that is, comedy from wry smiles to belly laughs. In the first story of this book, a rousing sailing race across the Chesapeake Bay sets the comic tone as the narrator resorts to undreamed of sailing techniques as well as the use of a giant mullet to gain an advantage over his rivals who have their own bag of tricks. That first story is followed by a fanciful ... more |
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American
culture remains significantly conflicted about sex despite all the
available advice, accoutrements, media displays, and, of course,
a revolution. Under the lingering influence of our Puritan forefathers,
the sexual pendulum seems to swing in wide swaths from permissive
to repressive attitudes.
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The
title story finds an American couple and their two children on the
shores of Loch Ness searching for the elusive sea monster, "Nessie."
Later, looking for lodging for the evening they happen upon
a Inn far off the tourist path. During the night, the husband and
the hostess of the inn meet in a fantasy world. Or is it reality?
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