Lantern Slides: Stories
Worth buying if: You value short stories that examine emotion, tension, and human behavior with unsentimental precision.
Skip it if: You prefer novels with one continuous plot rather than separate stories.
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Summary
This 1990 collection presents Edna O'Brien in short-story form, moving through intimate human encounters with a keen eye for feeling, tension, and consequence.
Why this book now
At 223 pages, Lantern Slides offers a focused way to return to O'Brien's short fiction and the precision of her storytelling.
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- You value short stories that examine emotion, tension, and human behavior with unsentimental precision.
- You want to spend time with Edna O'Brien's fiction in a collection-sized reading experience.
- You prefer novels with one continuous plot rather than separate stories.
- You want extensive historical framing or nonfiction commentary alongside the fiction.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780452266285
Worth buying if: You value short stories that examine emotion, tension, and human behavior with unsentimental precision.
Skip it if: You prefer novels with one continuous plot rather than separate stories.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
This 223-page collection suits readers who prefer shorter fictional forms and can be read story by story or in a concentrated sitting.
What stands out here
This Penguin USA record identifies the 1990 edition of Lantern Slides: Stories, a 223-page collection by Edna O'Brien.
Best way to approach it
Read the stories individually, allowing each compact narrative its own space rather than expecting a single continuous arc.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780452266285
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