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# 4.2-star reader acclaim 144 pages of literary depth Perfect binding for durability What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Raymond Carver (Vintage Classics)

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the art of saying more with less—Carver’s classic short stories that everyone’s talking about!

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## Key Features

- • **Concise Mastery:** 144 pages of Raymond Carver’s signature minimalist storytelling—perfect for busy professionals craving impactful reads.
- • **Perfectly Bound:** Durable perfect binding ensures your copy withstands countless coffee table conversations and late-night reflections.
- • **Reader-Approved:** Boasts a solid 4.2-star rating from over 3,000 reviews—join the community of discerning readers who swear by it.
- • **Timeless Classic:** A Vintage Classics edition that anchors your bookshelf with literary prestige and enduring cultural relevance.
- • **Cultural Snapshot:** Dive into post-war American life with stories that blend the universal and the particular—ideal for those who appreciate nuanced narratives.

## Overview

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a 144-page collection of Raymond Carver’s iconic short stories, published by Vintage Classics with perfect binding. Celebrated for its sparse, realistic style and deep exploration of human relationships, this edition holds a 4.2-star rating from over 3,000 readers, making it a must-have for literary enthusiasts and professionals seeking meaningful, quick reads.

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Buy What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Raymond Carver (Vintage Classics) 1 by Carver, Raymond (ISBN: 9780099530329) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Classic short stories from a brilliant writer - This is a great collection of short stories from Carver. They have his trademark sparse style and sense of realism and the characters are detailed and believable. The stories are simple but touch on serious and universal themes, developed without excessive prose and with strong dialogue. There are often some oddities that give the stories nice specificity and the sense of place in all of them is excellent. And the characters’ personality quirks make them stick in your mind long after you’ve put the book down.
Review: A LITTLE TO LEAN AND MEAN FOR MY TASTE - This is one of those books and one of those American writers like Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald that I never read at the time. Not old enough; not interested or more likely, not mature enough to appreciate them. So as a consequence American culture, American mores and in particular a wide range of post-war American social and economic policies with the prime purpose I suspect of reinforcing the belief that individuals are responsible for their own destiny have rather passed me by. And I am not now interested in catching-up. It’s a series of [17] short stories. Can’t remember the last collection of short stories I read; was it Olive Kitteridge [Elizabeth Strout]? . . . [which I adored], so I am not against fiction in this format. All the reviewers refer to his pared-down writing style as if it is to be admired. One reviewer refers to the similarities between Carver and the singer/actor and songwriter, Tom Waites. Not a Tom Waites fan. They seem to have booze in common. So anyway, this is a novel comprising of bleak vignettes about men mostly blue collar, mostly drunks, mostly in broken or almost broken marriages in the American Mid-west in the sixties. It is an attempt I think to blend the particular and the universal, moving away from a straight narrative retelling in search of a larger truth. As I said it is very lean, which I do quite like although this is too big a dose for me: I think writing a short story well is pretty difficult.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0099530325 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 14,443 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 365 in Short Stories (Books) 2,047 in Literary Fiction (Books) 3,346 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,989) |
| Dimensions  | 12.8 x 0.9 x 19.7 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 9780099530329 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0099530329 |
| Item weight  | 108 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 144 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 Nov. 2009 |
| Publisher  | Vintage Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic short stories from a brilliant writer
*by I***N on 5 April 2024*

This is a great collection of short stories from Carver. They have his trademark sparse style and sense of realism and the characters are detailed and believable. The stories are simple but touch on serious and universal themes, developed without excessive prose and with strong dialogue. There are often some oddities that give the stories nice specificity and the sense of place in all of them is excellent. And the characters’ personality quirks make them stick in your mind long after you’ve put the book down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A LITTLE TO LEAN AND MEAN FOR MY TASTE
*by K***N on 16 April 2017*

This is one of those books and one of those American writers like Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald that I never read at the time. Not old enough; not interested or more likely, not mature enough to appreciate them. So as a consequence American culture, American mores and in particular a wide range of post-war American social and economic policies with the prime purpose I suspect of reinforcing the belief that individuals are responsible for their own destiny have rather passed me by. And I am not now interested in catching-up. It’s a series of [17] short stories. Can’t remember the last collection of short stories I read; was it Olive Kitteridge [Elizabeth Strout]? . . . [which I adored], so I am not against fiction in this format. All the reviewers refer to his pared-down writing style as if it is to be admired. One reviewer refers to the similarities between Carver and the singer/actor and songwriter, Tom Waites. Not a Tom Waites fan. They seem to have booze in common. So anyway, this is a novel comprising of bleak vignettes about men mostly blue collar, mostly drunks, mostly in broken or almost broken marriages in the American Mid-west in the sixties. It is an attempt I think to blend the particular and the universal, moving away from a straight narrative retelling in search of a larger truth. As I said it is very lean, which I do quite like although this is too big a dose for me: I think writing a short story well is pretty difficult.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Writer
*by R***S on 8 May 2024*

Raymond Carver is a writer I like. He writes about the human condition wonderfully. If you like your fiction more action based, you might not enjoy his work—you may find it dull.

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