You Think It, I'll Say It: Ten scorching stories of self-deception by the Sunday Times bestselling author

by Curtis Sittenfeld

A dazzling, smart and razor-sharp story collection by Curtis Sittenfeld, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rodham and American Wife.

The theme that unites these stories is how even the cleverest people tend to misread others, and how much we all deceive ourselves.

Sharp and tender, funny and wise, they show Sittenfeld's knack for creating real, believable characters that spring off the page, while also skewering contemporary mores with brilliant dry wit.

'DO-OVER', ONE OF THE STORIES IN THIS COLLECTION, WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SUNDAY TIMES EFG SHORT STORY AWARD.

• ISBN10: 1473552621
• ISBN13: 9781473552623
• Publish Date: 3 May 2018 (first published 1 January 1999)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Imprint: Transworld Digital
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

This is the second book of short stories I've read in 2020 and sadly it was another fail.  I find it odd as I adore the works of David Sedaris.  I think the difference is that Ann Patchet and Curtis Settinfeld write in the vain of a novella without enough bite.

Unfortunately, I found You Think It, I'll Say It to be a tedious read. I labored through listening to the second half, mainly because I had gone too far not to finish it. It became background noise, thus coming to the conclusion, that unless it is a short story involving redecorating the Anne Frank House, life is too short to read short stories.

This review was originally posted on First Impressions Reviews

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This short story collection is the first of Sittenfeld's work I've read, and I found it both interesting and easy to read. As a collection, these stories are about women in relationships -- short and long, past and present, perceived and actual -- but never neat and tidy. Overall the tone is quite cynical, but I didn't mind that. A couple of the stories revolve around characters that are thinly veiled versions of real people, and there is political talk, if you're sensitive to that sort of thing.

I did think this was a solid collection of stories, and well worth the three nights I spent reading it. I'm glad we chose it for our book club!