Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived: Short Stories

by Lily Tuck

Book Overview

In an elegant and penetrating first short-story collection, Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived, Lily Tuck's characters travel to unknown, exotic places and, while there, find themselves deeply immersed in observation -- of the natives, the local customs, the foreign landscape -- in an effort to discern some elemental truth about who they themselves are. Instead, these women meet with disorientation, confusion; they are disappointed by the people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060934859
• ISBN13: 9780060934859
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Incredible work of short fiction!

I know of people who don't like short fiction. They feel that short stories lack the emotional power of a fully developed novel. Not so with the stories in this collection. With Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived, Lily Tuck gives us a quick and sometimes fleeting glimpse into the inner workings of various fascinating women. Tuck is right on the money about the excuses some women make to keep themselves from moving forward. All of the stories in this collection are powerful, insightful gems that give you the full picture. Ms. Tuck has the ability to let you see beyond the surface because each story has tremendous depth. I challenge short fiction skeptics to give this wonderful book a whirl.

Great Stories

These are great stories, written with crisp clean prose about women, each living in their own sort of limbo, feeling out of place for some reason or another. Tuck is a great writer and each of the stories in this collection is well-written and well-done. Enjoy.