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Christian Williams for the [[AV Club]] gives the collection an A- grade saying: "While the abruptness of the stories’ conclusions go from rattling to occasionally repetitive, though, the openings are always fresh, as Doctorow skillfully shifts perspective and style to better examine how the same weaknesses that make us human can also rob us of our humanity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Christian|title=All The Time In The World|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/el-doctorow-all-the-time-in-the-world,55224/|work=Review|publisher=A.V. Club|accessdate=15 September 2011|date=28 April 2011}}</ref> Jess Row in ''[[The New York Times]]'' is not impressed, writing: "Doctorow’s novels tend to follow a deductive logic, beginning with the great themes of an era (or simply with a set of historical facts) and then dramatizing them in an interwoven ensemble of characters. Without a substantial dose of irony, short stories don’t work that way; the heavy-handedness of the novelist smashes them flat."<ref>{{cite news|last=Row|first=Jess|title=E. L. Doctorow’s Stories|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/books/review/book-review-all-the-time-in-the-world-by-e-l-doctorow.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=15 September 2011|newspaper=The New York Times Sunday Book Review|date=1 April 2011}}</ref> David L. Ulin for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' sees some value in mixing the older stories with the new: "this too is in the nature of a new and selected, to operate as a bit of a grab bag, and in so doing to let us read the work anew. To be sure, that's the case with the six older stories, which trace, with grace and acuity, the tension between longing and obligation, between who we are and who we mean to be."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ulin|first=David L.|title=Book Review: 'All the Time in the World' by E.L. Doctorow|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/20/entertainment/la-ca-el-doctorow-20110320|accessdate=15 September 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=20 March |
Christian Williams for the [[AV Club]] gives the collection an A- grade saying: "While the abruptness of the stories’ conclusions go from rattling to occasionally repetitive, though, the openings are always fresh, as Doctorow skillfully shifts perspective and style to better examine how the same weaknesses that make us human can also rob us of our humanity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Christian|title=All The Time In The World|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/el-doctorow-all-the-time-in-the-world,55224/|work=Review|publisher=A.V. Club|accessdate=15 September 2011|date=28 April 2011}}</ref> Jess Row in ''[[The New York Times]]'' is not impressed, writing: "Doctorow’s novels tend to follow a deductive logic, beginning with the great themes of an era (or simply with a set of historical facts) and then dramatizing them in an interwoven ensemble of characters. Without a substantial dose of irony, short stories don’t work that way; the heavy-handedness of the novelist smashes them flat."<ref>{{cite news|last=Row|first=Jess|title=E. L. Doctorow’s Stories|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/books/review/book-review-all-the-time-in-the-world-by-e-l-doctorow.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=15 September 2011|newspaper=The New York Times Sunday Book Review|date=1 April 2011}}</ref> David L. Ulin for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' sees some value in mixing the older stories with the new: "this too is in the nature of a new and selected, to operate as a bit of a grab bag, and in so doing to let us read the work anew. To be sure, that's the case with the six older stories, which trace, with grace and acuity, the tension between longing and obligation, between who we are and who we mean to be."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ulin|first=David L.|title=Book Review: 'All the Time in the World' by E.L. Doctorow|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/20/entertainment/la-ca-el-doctorow-20110320|accessdate=15 September 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=20 March 2011}}</ref> |
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| Author | E. L. Doctorow |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Short Story Collection |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 22 March 2011 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4000-6963-7 |
| LC Class | PS3554.O3 A79 2011 |
All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories is a book of short stories by American author E.L. Doctorow. This book was first published in 2011 by Random House.[1]
Reception
Christian Williams for the AV Club gives the collection an A- grade saying: "While the abruptness of the stories’ conclusions go from rattling to occasionally repetitive, though, the openings are always fresh, as Doctorow skillfully shifts perspective and style to better examine how the same weaknesses that make us human can also rob us of our humanity."[2] Jess Row in The New York Times is not impressed, writing: "Doctorow’s novels tend to follow a deductive logic, beginning with the great themes of an era (or simply with a set of historical facts) and then dramatizing them in an interwoven ensemble of characters. Without a substantial dose of irony, short stories don’t work that way; the heavy-handedness of the novelist smashes them flat."[3] David L. Ulin for the Los Angeles Times sees some value in mixing the older stories with the new: "this too is in the nature of a new and selected, to operate as a bit of a grab bag, and in so doing to let us read the work anew. To be sure, that's the case with the six older stories, which trace, with grace and acuity, the tension between longing and obligation, between who we are and who we mean to be."[4]
References
- ^ Doctorow, E. L. (2011). All the Time in the World: New and Selected Short Stories. New York: Random House. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-4000-6963-7.
- ^ Williams, Christian (28 April 2011). "All The Time In The World". Review. A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Row, Jess (1 April 2011). "E. L. Doctorow's Stories". The New York Times Sunday Book Review. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Ulin, David L. (20 March 2011). "Book Review: 'All the Time in the World' by E.L. Doctorow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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