Bark: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)

?Heartbreaking. . . . Mordantly funny. . . . Takes us on a rare flight of self-transcendence. . . . Moments of recognition bring jolts like electric shocks.? ?The New York Review of Books
 
?Wonderful. . . . Masterful. . . . Profound. . . . Not a single false note.? ?USA Today

?[Moore] deftly paints with negative space, releasing tremendous poignancy. . . . A vibrant and nimble display of Moore?s signature wit.? ?San Francisco Chronicle

?Ms Moore?s writing glides. She describes the mundane with precision and grace. . . . Bark simultaneously honours and regrets the messiness of human relationships. Ms Moore is like one of her characters: ?sternness in one eye and gentleness in the other.?? ?The Economist

?One of the finest short story writers in the country.? ?Los Angeles Review of Books

?[Moore?s] writing contains multitudes, mixed in exacting proportions, which is to say: this potpourri is utterly and totally unique. . . . There really is no one quite like her.? ?The New Republic
 
?Lorrie Moore still dazzles. . . . These powerfully, almost savagely, human stories shine with a spirit of playfulness and the logic of love.? ?O, The Oprah Magazine