Pure delight! Somewhere between Salinger and Cheever, but also firmly on its own turf. What a gift for literary culture to have this gem back in circulation.
I loved the ending. Great illustration of character, and I wish he had written more stories. On the other hand, Mr Talese still has time if he wants to pen more short stories.
Let us hope, Tim. I also hope he reads your comment. Many writers--I claim to be one--have squirreled away endless amounts of stuff that never sees the light of day.
A yellow Karmann-Ghia screeched to stop, in a cloud of dust. Yellow bouffant hair, yellow boucle mini-suit, black spike heels. “Mrs. King is going through a divorce. The fourth grade must be very kind to her this year,” Miss Gerling the principal told me, meaningfully.
Pure delight! Somewhere between Salinger and Cheever, but also firmly on its own turf. What a gift for literary culture to have this gem back in circulation.
I loved the ending. Great illustration of character, and I wish he had written more stories. On the other hand, Mr Talese still has time if he wants to pen more short stories.
Let us hope, Tim. I also hope he reads your comment. Many writers--I claim to be one--have squirreled away endless amounts of stuff that never sees the light of day.
Perfect.
Extraordinary that his only piece of fiction was written 60 years ago. It is timeless.
Brilliant.
“Getting Even” is the taxi receipt you keep because the ride was that good.
You guys are really on a roll lately - such a great idea to reprint this story.
Great story, well told, perfect ending!
Diabolically evil. Terrifyingly insightful. Elegantly written. Effectively ended.
Not a dull line in it.
Talese mastered the form. Wish he'd done more.
A yellow Karmann-Ghia screeched to stop, in a cloud of dust. Yellow bouffant hair, yellow boucle mini-suit, black spike heels. “Mrs. King is going through a divorce. The fourth grade must be very kind to her this year,” Miss Gerling the principal told me, meaningfully.
What’s this from? It captures!
I’m glad I never had a ride in the back of the author’s hack.