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Author: Dorothy Allison
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Manufacturer: Plume
Author: Dorothy Allison
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Trash Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780452283510
ISBN: 0452283515
Label: Plume
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Publisher: Plume
Studio: Plume
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780452283510
ISBN: 0452283515
Label: Plume
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Publisher: Plume
Studio: Plume
Editorial Review of Trash
Trash, Allison's landmark collection, laid the groundwork for her critically acclaimed Bastard Out of Carolina, the National Book Award finalist that was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "simply stunning...a wonderful work of fiction by a major talent." In addition to Allison's classic stories, this new edition of Trash features "Stubborn Girls and Mean Stories," an introduction in which Allison discusses the writing of Trash and "Compassion," a never-before-published short story.
First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling.
A book that resonates with uncompromising candor and incandescence, Trash is sure to captivate Allison's legion of readers and win her a devoted new following.
First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling.
A book that resonates with uncompromising candor and incandescence, Trash is sure to captivate Allison's legion of readers and win her a devoted new following.
Customer Reviews of Trash
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Dysfunctional family life
Review: That Dorothy Allisons has had a horrible childhood can come as no surprise if you have read her Bastard out of Carolina. Trash is about both her childhood and her adult life. Trash is a collection of short stories and poems, and some of the short stories are very hard core.
Allison grew up way out in the sticks in Southern USA, where thrashings, violence, drinking, and incest were part of saily life in her large, white-trash family. Despite all this, her dysfunctional family stuck together in a bizarre way and perhaps there was even love between the some of the family members.
As a young grown up Dorothy Allison goes far, far away and manages to get into college and breaks her social heritage. At university she comes out of the closet, and some of the short stories are about her life out of the closet in USA in the 1970's.
The short stories can stand alone, but are best if all of them are read. Like I said, it is pretty hard core reading and some of the short stories are most definitely not for weak souls.
Allison's style is a little 70's-ish and her poems were not my cup of tea. But Trash is still a strong book I want to read again at some point.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent Shipping - Book in excellent condition.
Review: I was very pleased with this book - the packaging, the timeliness of the shipper and the condition of the book. From one Southern belle to another, Dorothy Allison rocks the Mason Dixon Line! A must read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: unstoppable
Review: In the shadows of society lie the ugly truth of what many must overcome just to survive. Set in, then rural South, this book moves you through the landscape of poverty, sadness, and grave dysfunction. When education is absent and substance abuse prevalent, unthinkable tragedy can occur. But the will of a girl to survive in spite of her lack of resources is heartbreaking, but the encouragement of at least one person in her life helps her overcome adversity. Written with detail to the usually inviisible details of life, Trash draws you in & holds you until the end. Even then the book haunted me with sadness for what some children have faced. While it is a novel, it closely aligns with real life events.
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Review Summary: Winner of two Lambda Literary Awards
Review: Powerful and not to be missed. This is a collection of autobiographical narratives, essays, and performance pieces that you will never (and should never) forget.
The author Tee A. Corinne in her book `Lovers: love and sex stories' says "Dorothy Allison crafts from her own life powerful erotic passages that defy circumspect parameters..."
This was the most intense reading I have done in a long time. This should be recommended reading in all colleges and universities.
Not to be missed other titles from the author are - Bastard Out of Carolina, Skin, and The Women Who Hate Me. More information can be found at he author's web page.
If you need to feel a whole lot better about how the author triumphed over her horrendous childhood she and her family of choice are profiled in the book - Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families by Peggy Gillespie, Kath Weston, Gigi Kaeser, and April Martin (Paperback - May 1999).
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The final story...
Review: I really loved this book - it grabbed me from the beginning to end. Its so much more than "lesbian fiction". The last story where her mother dies, had me cold. It really made me feel so depressed and sad that I had to call home just to hear a voice I knew. That part...its harrowing.
Review Summary: Dysfunctional family life
Review: That Dorothy Allisons has had a horrible childhood can come as no surprise if you have read her Bastard out of Carolina. Trash is about both her childhood and her adult life. Trash is a collection of short stories and poems, and some of the short stories are very hard core.
Allison grew up way out in the sticks in Southern USA, where thrashings, violence, drinking, and incest were part of saily life in her large, white-trash family. Despite all this, her dysfunctional family stuck together in a bizarre way and perhaps there was even love between the some of the family members.
As a young grown up Dorothy Allison goes far, far away and manages to get into college and breaks her social heritage. At university she comes out of the closet, and some of the short stories are about her life out of the closet in USA in the 1970's.
The short stories can stand alone, but are best if all of them are read. Like I said, it is pretty hard core reading and some of the short stories are most definitely not for weak souls.
Allison's style is a little 70's-ish and her poems were not my cup of tea. But Trash is still a strong book I want to read again at some point.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent Shipping - Book in excellent condition.
Review: I was very pleased with this book - the packaging, the timeliness of the shipper and the condition of the book. From one Southern belle to another, Dorothy Allison rocks the Mason Dixon Line! A must read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: unstoppable
Review: In the shadows of society lie the ugly truth of what many must overcome just to survive. Set in, then rural South, this book moves you through the landscape of poverty, sadness, and grave dysfunction. When education is absent and substance abuse prevalent, unthinkable tragedy can occur. But the will of a girl to survive in spite of her lack of resources is heartbreaking, but the encouragement of at least one person in her life helps her overcome adversity. Written with detail to the usually inviisible details of life, Trash draws you in & holds you until the end. Even then the book haunted me with sadness for what some children have faced. While it is a novel, it closely aligns with real life events.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Winner of two Lambda Literary Awards
Review: Powerful and not to be missed. This is a collection of autobiographical narratives, essays, and performance pieces that you will never (and should never) forget.
The author Tee A. Corinne in her book `Lovers: love and sex stories' says "Dorothy Allison crafts from her own life powerful erotic passages that defy circumspect parameters..."
This was the most intense reading I have done in a long time. This should be recommended reading in all colleges and universities.
Not to be missed other titles from the author are - Bastard Out of Carolina, Skin, and The Women Who Hate Me. More information can be found at he author's web page.
If you need to feel a whole lot better about how the author triumphed over her horrendous childhood she and her family of choice are profiled in the book - Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families by Peggy Gillespie, Kath Weston, Gigi Kaeser, and April Martin (Paperback - May 1999).
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The final story...
Review: I really loved this book - it grabbed me from the beginning to end. Its so much more than "lesbian fiction". The last story where her mother dies, had me cold. It really made me feel so depressed and sad that I had to call home just to hear a voice I knew. That part...its harrowing.