There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, And He Hanged Himself: Love Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)

In this book of short stories about the uncomfortable aspects of human existence, Ludmilla Petruschevskaya captures with raw, honest, and often heartbreaking accuracy the things that make life both worthwhile and tragic for the reader to dissect and admire

In this book of short stories about the uncomfortable aspects of human existence, Ludmilla Petruschevskaya captures with raw, honest, and often heartbreaking accuracy the things that make life both worthwhile and tragic for the reader to dissect and admire. The reader is at once moved and awed by her usage of prose and style, many times pausing to absorb and appreciate the brilliance of the storytelling before him or her. She writes in a concrete, straight-forward manner that distinguishes her

i loved the bitter truths behind this book of short stories

i loved the bitter truths behind this book of short stories. and the foreword, especially about byt, is not to be missed. it really sets up the reader for the rest of the book. i wish there were more stories within this book. i felt like, upon completion, i could have added some of my own love stories to the cycle. i highly recommend this book to anyone who has come to the understanding that happy endings are a fallacy, you work with the hand you're dealt in life, and that pessimism and realism