books for my ipod!
November 10, 2010 3:45 PM   Subscribe

Great recent book of fiction or short stories (past decade or so) I can read via my ipod (my quirky caveats inside)?

I'd like to read something off my ipod and purchase it off of kindle or any other ebook site.

Have any AWESOME recommendations?

Caveats: please no sci-fi or fantasy. Magical realism is acceptable though...(yes, I know I'm weird.)

If it helps, I like Denis Johnson, Russell Banks, New Yorker short stories, Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Edwidge Danticat, stuff in that vein. Somewhat humorous is good, but not David Sedaris-type humorous.

I have gotten so many great fiction recommendations through metafilter, I can't help but ask for more.

Thanks!
posted by The ____ of Justice to Writing & Language (8 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
I really liked Olive Kitteridge. It's a series of short stories that sort of make up a novel. I also like Lorrie Moore. I also read this on my ipod.
posted by dpx.mfx at 3:48 PM on November 10, 2010


Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
posted by sanka at 3:55 PM on November 10, 2010


TC Boyle's got some great short stories.
posted by phunniemee at 3:57 PM on November 10, 2010


Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (also, Interpreter of Maladies).

Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy.
posted by Siena at 5:10 PM on November 10, 2010


The Girl In The Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender (magical realism slash absurdism, but for this realist-lover it was fantastic)

I also liked Olive Kitteridge

Have you read Munro's Runaway?

The Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Bynum
posted by adrianna aria at 5:25 PM on November 10, 2010


A. L. Kennedy's What Becomes, just out this year. Kennedy has a dark, wry sense of humor. This collection is pretty serious though, fair warning, but I think her writing is well worth it.
posted by gladly at 6:01 AM on November 11, 2010


Response by poster: Thanks, all! I intend to check these out!!!

adrianna--I think I read Runaway long ago, not sure...I better recheck if you are recommending it.
posted by The ____ of Justice at 4:15 PM on November 11, 2010


Anything by Kelly Link.
posted by noella at 12:44 AM on November 14, 2010


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