NP - Cat Person

[Laura Kelber]

A very astute, well-written, dead-on accurate rendering of thoughts and
feelings that most women who've dated have experienced, more or less. But
that very accuracy renders it less memorable. I gather that men experience
this story in a different way?

Laura

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 6:53 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Reminds --in immediate diverse responses, including the will-never-die
> confusion of fiction with non-fiction by many readers--of Shirley
> Jackson's
> New Yorker story, The Lottery.
>
> John is so right about it being some kind of cultural symbol as well
> as a short story. I love 'is shit...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 11, 2017, at 3:07 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If you've heard anything about this New Yorker short story (or if you
> > haven't) it's worth reading now before you develop too many
> > preconceptions. I've never seen a piece of fiction trend on Twitter,
> > inspire memes, and turn social media into a place for passionate
> > literary debate from both pro- and anti- camps. I certainly
> > flip-flopped many times while reading it myself, but I think it's very
> > helpful to go in without knowing what to expect. You'll hear people
> > talking about it soon.
> > https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person
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