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* Read ! Refresh, Refresh: Stories by Benjamin Percy ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Refresh, Refresh: Stories Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy is a bold, fiery, and unforgettable collection that deals with vital issues of our time.. But the boys' bravado fades at home when, alone, they check e-mail again and again for word from their fathers at the front.Often from fractured homes and communities, the young men in these breathless stories do the unthinkable to prove to themselvesto everyonethat they are strong enough to face the heartbreak in this world. Set in rural Oregon with the shad
Title | : | Refresh, Refresh: Stories |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.45 (950 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1555974856 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 249 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-03-06 |
Language | : | English |
Meltdown imagines a nuclear disaster in November 2009, while the menacing Whisper opens with the accidental late-life death of Jacob, leaving his brother, Gerald, to care for Jacob's stroke-impaired wife. As Josh's unreliable first person details a deer hunt, the escapades of the town recruitment officer and the less-and-less frequent e-mails from his father, tension slowly builds. . All rights reserved. Set during a blackout, The Caves in Oregon follows geology teacher Becca and her husband, Kevin, as they explore a network of caves beneath their h
Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy is a bold, fiery, and unforgettable collection that deals with vital issues of our time.. But the boys' bravado fades at home when, alone, they check e-mail again and again for word from their fathers at the front.Often from fractured homes and communities, the young men in these breathless stories do the unthinkable to prove to themselvesto everyonethat they are strong enough to face the heartbreak in this world. Set in rural Oregon with the shadow of the Cascade Mountains hanging over them, these stories bring you face-to-face with a mad bear, a house with a basement that opens up into a cave, a nuclear meltdown that renders the Pacific Northwest into a contemporary Wild West. The war in Iraq empties the small town of Tumalo, Oregon, of menof fathersleaving their sons to
It was pretty awesome: ) Overall The characters were all well rounded with a ton of agency. The subject matter was dark and gritty. There was one story where I was telling "No! No way! What the hell?" the whole time. I was still shocked when I got to the ending. It was pretty awesome :)Overall, this is a really good short story collection. I highly recommend it.. Fasten your seatbelts SD "Refresh, Refresh" is rock'n'roll in form of short stories. It is an instant page-turner and you will be re-reading the stories more than once. The only other authors which gave me the same buzz were Stephen King, Ray Bradbury and Raymond Chandler. Percy's language is brutally honest and polished, two qualities that are hard to come by in the space needed to deliver a sh. A Collection to Collect Stefanie Freele There is something etched, something rough, something raw about these stories, but nothing unfinished or unturned. There are no weak stories, however my favorite is "Meltdown" and I hope to see the characters and setting again. Benjamin Percy's writing is worthy and powerful.
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