Ladies and gents, this is it! I present to you the winners:
Atonement, by Ian McEwan: Jaimee
Dining with Death, by Kathleen Molloy: Melanie
Asleep, by Banana Yoshimoto: Becki
The Ovum Factor, by Marvin L. Zimmerman: Callmeabookworm
Swimming Pool Sunday, by Madeleine Wickham: Bookroomreviews
Congrats, all! You will be receiving an email from me shortly.
If you’re not one of the aforementioned winners, take heart. The fun isn’t over yet; there is another giveaway happening. Right now.
Yesterday I published a short review and a long interview about Springtime on Mars, by Susan Woodring. You can win a copy of Springtime on Mars for yourself by telling me (on this post) what your favourite short story is — or why you don’t have one. Like last time, blogging about this giveaway will triple your chances.
Contest will close on June 11, and the winner will be announced on June 13.
Best of luck!
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yeah to everyone who won! Thanks again:)
Please enter me in the new giveaway. My favourite short story is “Snow, Glass, Apples” by Neil Gaiman. And I blogged about your contest here:
http://alessandrasplace.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-giveaway.html
Thank you!
Hello, I remember reading this short story in an English class in my first year of college. I still remember the story line vividly! It is “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kofka. Please enter me in your book drawing. I really appreciate it…..Thanks,Cindi
Though both Gaiman and Kafka are amazing, I have to go with “Survivor type” by Stephen King.
We’ve all read stories where the protagonist is somebody unlikeable, so the fact that this guy is a med student/drug dealer isn’t what makes it special.
Even stories that deal with canabalism aren’t truly unique. If the protagonist was merely eating other people, this would still just be amateur night.
Survivor type is about auto-canabalism. The protagonist ends up in this situation where he is forced to slowly eat himself. This might be the grossest idea not only in his work but just about anywhere in literature.
(Wow, this comment is probably not exactly the ideal way to introduce myself to you… I’m not a freak, honestly.)
Hello! I’d love the chance to win a copy of Springtime on Mars! Unlike many of the other bloggers, I haven’t read short stories, but since starting my book blog in January, I’ve been broadening my horizons and trying new genres and books I normally wouldn’t have known about. This sounds like an excellent choice in beginning my venture into short stories. Thanks for the chance!
Congrats to the winners.
And I added this giveaway to my to most recent post, which you visited a while back.
One of favourite story collections is Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez! I never tireof reading that. I recently read Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese and liked that too!
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I have to pick one favorite short story? That’s nearly impossible because there are so many, but one that sticks out in my mind (probably a recency effect because I read it not too long ago) is Neil Gaiman’s “Snow, Glass, Apples” from the “Women of the Night” anthology of short stories about female vampires. It’s a take on “Snow White” told from the step mother’s perspective.
I love winning new books! Please enter me in the new contest for “Springtime to Mars.”
I am also hosting a book giveaway on my blog, the Damian Daily, this week for a free copy of “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer. Please feel free to drop and participate:
http://damiandaily.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/free-book-giveaway-the-host-by-stephenie-meyer/
If I could be entered in the drawing as well, my favourite short story is Margaret Laurence’s “The Loons.”
Thanks for having this giveaway.
I have read and like short story collections of Somerset Maugham, Jhumpa Lahiri(Interpreter of Maladies) and Chithra Banerjee Divakaruni (Arranged Marriage).
My favorite is ‘While the Auto Waits’ by OHenry.
Regards,
Archana.
No need to enter me; I’m just letting you know that I blogged about this over at Win a Book. But for the record, I’m not a big short story fan, although Pam Houston seems to win me over every time.
I LOVE short stories, so picking a favorite is somewhat akin to the task of selecting just one favorite author. However, today I think I could safely say that my favorite short story is “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. (“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is also REALLY good.) I’ve heard amazing things about this particular collection, please enter me in your drawing. Thanks!
I like the stories from Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce
I posted your contest on my blog here:
http://carolsbloggys.blogspot.com/2008/06/she-reads-books-win-book-springtime-on.html
The one that pops immediately into mind is “Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence. I read it back in 7 and 10th grades and it has stuck with me. Other classics on my list include “The Black Cat” by Poe, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and any of Agatha Christie’s stories involving Parker Pyne.
For newer stories, I’d have to include: “Mars: A Traveler’s Guide” by Ruth Nestvold, “Two Weeks After” by M. Ramsey Chapman, and “Who Brought Tulips to the Moon?” by S. L. Gilbow; these were all published in the FSF Magazine.
Do essays count as short stories? I’m typically not a short story reader because when I sit down with a book, I want to be have the choice to read it all the way through, but with short stories I often feel cut off or confused by characters when the story changes. However, I have enjoyed a couple of essay books, most notably those by David Sedaris.
I’d love a chance to read this book. Maybe it will change my mind about short stories.