Problems with People, David Guterson
Problems with People, David Guterson
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Problems with People
Stories

Author: David Guterson

Narrator: George Guidall, T. Ryder Smith, Mark Zeisler

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/03/2014

Synopsis

The best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars returns to his Pacific Northwest settings-and moves beyond them-in ten sharply observed, funny, and wise new stories that explore the mysteries of love, and unravel our complex desires to connect with others. Ranging from teenage to middle-age, the voices that inhabit Problems with People offer humorous or searing but always tightly focused accounts of the universal quest to understand one another-individually, and as part of our political and historical moment. Their stories are sometimes shot through with tragedy-the long-ago loss of a young boyfriend, a son's death at sea-while in others, the mere circumstances of our cultures and selves-whether it is being Jewish; overweight and single; a tourist in a history-haunted land; or on the brink of a diminished old age-prompt questions about our sense of reality and belonging. Spanning diverse geographies-across America and in distant countries including Nepal, South Africa, and Germany-these stories showcase Guterson's signature gifts for characterization, psychological nuance, emotional suspense, and evocation of the natural world. They celebrate the small, unexpectedly brightening surprises that lurk within the dramas of our daily lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pammy on December 26, 2014

I found 'Problems with People' on the New Books shelf of our library. The cover noted it was by the author of 'Snow Falling on Cedars' & that was enough for me. I usually am not drawn to short story collections...not sure why...just don't read many. These ten stories are a treat. Each is a perfectly......more

Goodreads review by Rick on November 05, 2014

Each story is like a small emotional washcloth being wrung out.......more

Goodreads review by LuAnn on August 10, 2014

Those who know me understand my admiration for David Guterson. He’s one of my Top 10 authors and I run to the bookstore as soon as I know a new book he’s written is ready to hit the shelves. The nearest Hastings, however, wasn’t going to get this book in store, so I ordered it and waited impatiently......more

Goodreads review by Victor on July 10, 2015

A really gloomy set of very short stories from an author I admire. Each of the stories seems to address one form or another of social isolation and alienation, especially the marginalization of old age. I can identify with some of that sentiment - but I am more philosophical in MY old age, since I h......more

Goodreads review by Lori L on May 23, 2014

Problems with People by David Guterson is a highly recommended collection of 10 short stories that showcase introspective people struggling to connect with each other. Almost all of the characters are isolated in some way, physically or emotionally. They all seem to distance themselves from human in......more

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