Selected Shorts: Travel Tales A Celebration Of The Short Story by Symphony Space

Selected Shorts: Travel Tales A Celebration Of The Short Story Reviews

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  Janet

  Great bunch of stories.
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  NellyBells

  I love to listen to long short stories--30-40 minutes. What stands out in this collection is Joanne Woodward's narration. I hope she has done more than just this one.
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  Kaia

  I think calling the collection "Travel Tales" is a bit of a misnomer, since none of the stories fit my definition of travel writing, but they were still interesting. Some stories (like "The Hat of My Mother") were great, and others were just so-so.
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  Christina

  A collection of six short stories read live by celebrity narrators. Two I really enjoyed: "The Hat of My Mother" by Max Steele read by Paul Hecht and "Liberty Hall" by Ring Lardner read by Christina Pickles. Two were okay, and two just didn't hold my attention. All the narrators were quite good. They note one was read at the Westport Playhouse, I assume it's "Jubilation" by N.M. Kelby read by Joanne Woodward.
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  David Cerruti

  This audio collection of 6 short stories is a mixed bag. “Goodbye to All That” by Joan Didion is my favorite. It gets 5 stars, and a recommendation to all New Yorkers. “The Afternoon of the Sassanoa” by Jason Brown gets 4 stars. “Liberty Hall” by Ring Lardner get 3 stars. Only 2 stars for the rest.
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  Nicole Marble

  Selected Shorts is a fine NPR series of skillful readers acting fine short stories. Don't miss Joanne Woodward's narration!
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  Meredith

  Skip the first story, but the rest are NPR's finest.
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  SirPoochala

  an excellent book to listen to while driving and an added treat to have so many great readers on the CD
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  Cyndi

  Enjoyed these short stories or some I would even categorize as essays. Creative fiction and some non-fiction follow the type of writing I have been experimenting with.
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  Emily

  Six beautiful short stories. They are presumably all about "travel", but I think that was a stretch.
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  Tracy

  One story in particular stood out for me, "The Hat of my Mother."
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  Sarah

  Joan Didion's story is simply exquisite. Sigh.
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  Mary Newcomb

  I love short stories. This collection is amazingly good, each reader fabulous and each story well written. Now to find out if there are more of this ilk.
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  Laura

  The Selected Shorts are always good company in the car, they work very well for short trips esp.
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  Vivian

  In which six short stories are read aloud (one of which I skipped after the first few sentences).
  The ones I listened to were diverse, taking me to places and times I would never have otherwise been.