tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post2729351709911250207..comments2024-03-29T01:01:11.212-05:00Comments on PERPETUAL FOLLY: The New Yorker: Story of the Year 2008 -- NOMINATIONS OPENUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-82191062294332979832008-11-24T15:01:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:01:00.000-05:00"Wakefield" by E.L. Doctorow"Wakefield" by E.L. DoctorowMark Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563853987158263126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-87113131439538633182008-11-22T08:13:00.000-05:002008-11-22T08:13:00.000-05:00Thanks all! I agree with many of these nominations...Thanks all! I agree with many of these nominations . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-17237805668754361732008-11-19T13:00:00.000-05:002008-11-19T13:00:00.000-05:00First choice is Mary Gaitskill's "Don't Cry." It's...First choice is Mary Gaitskill's "Don't Cry." It's better with each reading. <BR/>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-33862693035279121442008-11-18T12:28:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:28:00.000-05:00I was going to suggest the Wells Tower story, the ...I was going to suggest the Wells Tower story, the first New Yorker story I've managed to get through in forever. Then I saw you hated it, so nevermind. I'll try to remember what else I liked this year.Matt Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606082212195857006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-15245198786527042572008-11-17T06:56:00.000-05:002008-11-17T06:56:00.000-05:00Gorse Is Not People. I'm a bit surprised no one e...Gorse Is Not People. I'm a bit surprised no one else mentioned it. Or are the dead not in contention?<BR/><BR/>Paul EpsteinPaul Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875799188044948632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-89860131101065869742008-11-16T12:55:00.000-05:002008-11-16T12:55:00.000-05:00Face - MunroDinner Party - FerrisTits up in a Ditc...Face - Munro<BR/><BR/>Dinner Party - Ferris<BR/><BR/>Tits up in a Ditch - Proulx<BR/><BR/>Full Glass - UpdikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-16978633710242160012008-11-15T20:51:00.000-05:002008-11-15T20:51:00.000-05:00"The Dinner Party," by Joshua Ferris. I liked it a..."The Dinner Party," by Joshua Ferris. I liked it a lot, but more interestingly, I kept hearing about it from folks who don't normally talk fiction (voluntarily) with me--even students.Holly Goddard Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386268011284206334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-40119832116228076842008-11-15T14:18:00.000-05:002008-11-15T14:18:00.000-05:00I’m probably forgetting some of the stories from e...I’m probably forgetting some of the stories from earlier in the year, but there aren’t too many that stand out in my mind. I liked TC Boyle’s “The Lie”, one of the Yiyun stories, the Ha Jin – happy endings are refreshing. The Rivka Galchen was almost cool, and then it bombed suddenly. I’ve preferred a lot of the stuff in Harper’s this year.Ravi Manglahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084895750529245159noreply@blogger.com