The New Yorker: “The Big Cat” by Louise Erdrich

March 31, 2014: “The Big Cat” by Louise Erdrich I admire Louise Erdrich’s work, and I liked this story in which a man marries…

The New Yorker: “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden” by Denis Johnson

March 3, 2014: “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden” by Denis Johnson You won’t learn too much from the Q&A with Denis Johnson that…

The New Yorker: “Come Together” by Karl Ove Knausgaard

February 17 & 24, 2014: “Come Together” by Karl Ove Knausgaard As we learn from the Q&A with Karl Ove Knausgaard, this “story” is…

The New Yorker: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge” by Zadie Smith

February 10, 2014 “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge” by Zadie Smith I enjoyed this story, and also enjoyed the Q&A with Zadie Smith which sheds…

The New Yorker: “The Emerald Light in the Air” by Donald Antrim

February 3, 2014: “The Emerald Light in the Air” by Donald Antrim Still getting caught up with old stories. I remember hearing about this…

The New Yorker: “Under the Sign of the Moon” by Tessa Hadley

March 24, 2014: “Under the Sign of the Moon” by Tessa Hadley Greta, in her 60s, is traveling by train from London to Liverpool…

The New Yorker: “The Relive Box” by T. Coraghessan Boyle

March 17, 2014: “The Relive Box” by T. Coraghessan Boyle I’ve never been much of a T.C. Boyle fan, as readers of my New…

The New Yorker — fiction commentary to resume

In early 2014, I gave up my weekly “review” of the New Yorker fiction. I wasn’t loving the stories, and I received one particularly…

The New Yorker: “A Mistake” by Akhil Sharma

January 20, 2014: “A Mistake” by Akhil Sharma As we learn in the Q&A with Akhil Sharma, this story is “adapted from parts” of…

The New Yorker: “The Frog Prince” by Robert Coover

January 27, 2014: “The Frog Prince” by Robert Coover According to the Q&A with Robert Coover, this is a “reimagined fairy tale.” Well, yes….