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JoyousDiversion t1_ixyg6nl wrote

I absolutely love Carver. I know exactly what you mean. He seems to have this skill where every description, every conversation is distilled to its essence. At the same time, the things that aren’t said are just as important. Obviously he has a minimalist kind of style and tends to focus on blue collar subjects but I think how you describe him is perfect. He just gets an awful lot of out brevity.

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Valuable-Elevator511 OP t1_iy0wa28 wrote

Having finished the book of stories now, I feel as though each one took place simultaneously on the same day and I could only see a tiny part of their lives as I flew over and it reminded me that people are complex & fascinating even in their most mundane or ordinary environments. He really does get a lot out of very little.

P.s thanks for the great reply. Sorry about the late response. I'm just taking them all in now.

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