If I Would Leave Myself Behind

Posted on 20 April 2017 by Lauren Becker

These flash fiction stories from one of today s emerging literary stars grasp to determine whether life can come with fewer qualifications and be less equivocal, a world where friendships are negotiated, love is one sided, imagined, absent, or discovered, and where going crazy issubtle than you d think. New Read [ If I Would Leave Myself Behind ] Author [ Lauren Becker ] – kino-fada.fr Highly recommend for flash and short story lovers Becker has a unique voice Her prose is simple, but packs a wallop of an intellectual and emotional punch Beautiful stuff here Update Finally read the novella Blown away Wish I could even think to write like this Her keen observations, her ability to tell truth through negation, her sentence construction is unique.Some quotes from the novella With every hurt word, I hid behind furniture, and nail polish and sweaters I hid in lines, on b Highly recommend for flash and short story lovers Becker has a unique voice Her prose is simple, but packs a wallop of an intellectual and emotional punch...Cut with razor sharp precision this deceptively tiny book is one mighty and devastating gem.The prose in this book is like a box cutter etching words into the glass of unwashed window panes I definitely mean that in a good way, a wonderful way There is a grace there, but it is definitely sharp and cutting Marvelous voice and images Evocative and haunting Strong stuff.This was far from what I expected this to be it s witty and full of dry, sarcastic humor Becker has an incredible way of putting you in her shoes and putting you at the forefront of these situations I loved every single story in this collection Although at times I found my...if i would leave myself behind by Lauren Becker is an astonishing collection of 28 stories and one novella Get ready to be rearranged and turned inside out The narrator climbs inside you and messes with your internal organs My heart will never be the same Every paragraph is its own brilliant landscape of relationships and how they move or stagnate as the narrator warns pursuer...Lauren Becker s novella short stories don t pull any punches In fact, they release a barrage of punches, powered by the anger and frustration of years spent in shame, fury, embarrassment, and various other emotional prisons She has a brilliance for illustrating social problems, particularly in gender roles, without explicitly stating them Rather, as any good writer should, she simply creates heartbreaking, relatable stories that the reader can infer from subconsciously It takes real ta Lauren Becker s novella short stories don t pull any punches In fact, they release a barrage of punches, powered by ...Lauren Becker builds whole worlds out of tiny stories She has such a commanding, distinct voice, and these stories are often both heartbreaking and hilarious.Solid collection Incredible voice I loved every bit of this.Lauren Becker s book is quite tiny I have to say right away, this is something I really enjoy that ability to stick a book in my purse or pocket and go The only thing I lovethan the tiny book is the tiny book that comes with the ribbon bookmark attached to the binding even though it looks like a book with a tampon Those are the best Though small, the quality of paper and binding of if i would leave myself behind is excellent Curbside Splendor makes books that make you happy to hold Lauren Becker s book is quite tiny I have to say right away, this is something I really enjoy that ability to stick a book in my purse or pocket and go The only thing I lovethan the tiny book is the tiny book that comes with ...When writing fiction that is empathetic to common, emotionally trodden persons, comparisons to Raymond Carver and Amy Hempel can sometimes be an unfortunate inevitability However Becker s pithy, cut glass p...

20 April 2017

Lauren Becker