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Mar 7, 2003 · But Troche's tone is so relentlessly, depressingly monotonous that the characters seem trapped in a narrow emotional range. They live out their miserable lives in one lachrymose sequence after another, and for us there is no relief. "The Safety of Objects" is like a hike through the swamp of despond, with ennui sticking to our shoes. Romance.
Rob Weisbach Books, 1999 - Fiction - 173 pages Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A. M. Homes as one of the most provocative and daring writers of her generation.
Jan 29, 2013 · The Safety of Objects. : Originally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at ...
Books. The Safety Of Objects. A.M. Homes. Granta Publications, Sep 13, 2012 - Fiction - 178 pages. The stories in The Safety of Objects are both bizarre and believable, very funny but also frightening and sad. A girl's blonde Barbie doll seduces her teenage brother in an intense episode of erotic obsession; a couple go off the rails and smoke ...
Mar 7, 2003 · Rent The Safety of Objects on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. The large cast of characters and scripting are too unwieldy, and the suburban angst theme feels tired. In a suburban landscape ...
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THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS “Enthralling . . . full of subversive humor and truth . . . original and stiletto sharp.” — The Washington Post “Wonderfully skewed stories . . . sharp, funny, and playful . . . Homes is confident and consistent in her odd departures from life as we know it, sustaining credibility by getting details right.
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