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- Author：Emma Cline
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Summary
'Taut， beautiful and savage' Guardian
A man travels to his son's school to deal with the fallout of a violent attack and to make sure his son will not lose his college place。 But what exactly has his son done？ And who is to blame？
A young woman trying to make it in LA， working in a clothes shop while taking acting classes， turns to a riskier way of making money but will be forced to confront the danger of the game she's playing。
And a family coming together for Christmas struggle to skate over the lingering darkness caused by the very ordinary brutality of a troubled husband and father。
Subtle， sophisticated and displaying an extraordinary understanding of human behaviour， these stories from the best-selling author of The Girls are unforgettable。
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PRAISE FOR DADDY:
'It is her piercing understanding of modern humiliation that makes these stories vibrate with life。。。brilliant' Brandon Taylor
'Razor-sharp' Evening Standard
'Cline's talent at uncovering the seedy and somehow bringing it to beautiful light is brilliant' Daisy Johnson
'Something about Cline's intimate tone， her talent for conjuring the feeling of being alive， is entirely and uniquely her own' Rachel Kushner
'A stunning collection of stories that plunges deep into the dark corners of the human experience' Dazed
A man travels to his son's school to deal with the fallout of a violent attack and to make sure his son will not lose his college place。 But what exactly has his son done？ And who is to blame？
A young woman trying to make it in LA， working in a clothes shop while taking acting classes， turns to a riskier way of making money but will be forced to confront the danger of the game she's playing。
And a family coming together for Christmas struggle to skate over the lingering darkness caused by the very ordinary brutality of a troubled husband and father。
Subtle， sophisticated and displaying an extraordinary understanding of human behaviour， these stories from the best-selling author of The Girls are unforgettable。
______________________
PRAISE FOR DADDY:
'It is her piercing understanding of modern humiliation that makes these stories vibrate with life。。。brilliant' Brandon Taylor
'Razor-sharp' Evening Standard
'Cline's talent at uncovering the seedy and somehow bringing it to beautiful light is brilliant' Daisy Johnson
'Something about Cline's intimate tone， her talent for conjuring the feeling of being alive， is entirely and uniquely her own' Rachel Kushner
'A stunning collection of stories that plunges deep into the dark corners of the human experience' Dazed
Reviews
Vico
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3，5 ⭐️Marvelous writingAlgunas stories me dejaron con una sensación “meh” al final， como si no hubiesen concluido en nada。 Mis favoritas: Son of Friedman， Marion， The Nanny， A/s/l， Northeast regional。
Justine
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I don’t know how to feel about this book。 I wanted to like it。 It definitely has potential。 However， some stories fell short for me。 This is solely based on preference。 I’m sure this book has five star potential for other readers。 Some stories will stick with me。 Others were instantly forgettable。
Paulina
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2。5
Vanessa
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"We need to get our own place。。。。。。" He took a breath。 "I could get another job， you could be closer to school。"She said nothing， staring down at the covers， worrying the fake satin border with her fingers。He suddenly felt like crying。 "Don't you like school？" he said， his voice starting to unravel。 There was a silence before she spoke。 "I can just work here。 For Otto。" She started to turn from him。 "And where am I ever going to speak French anyway？" she said。 "You think we'll take the baby to P "We need to get our own place。。。。。。" He took a breath。 "I could get another job， you could be closer to school。"She said nothing， staring down at the covers， worrying the fake satin border with her fingers。He suddenly felt like crying。 "Don't you like school？" he said， his voice starting to unravel。 There was a silence before she spoke。 "I can just work here。 For Otto。" She started to turn from him。 "And where am I ever going to speak French anyway？" she said。 "You think we'll take the baby to Paris？"（from the story "Arcadia"）I see from a glance at reviews that this book was polarizing， and while it lacked the verbal lushness of Cline's debut， The Girls， I found this collection mostly very satisfying。 Only the last two stories left me a little let down， ending with a barely audible puff of air when I wanted an exclamation point。 Cline’s stories explore the jagged edges of violence and deep sadness hidden below the surface tension of our ennui。 Many were previously published in The New Yorker amongst other places， which is fitting since Cline best reminds me of a 21st century female John Cheever。 （Cheever lovers， don't be angry。 I am one of you。） Some of the stories I really liked were "Miriam" （about the twisty， wincing friendship between two preteen girls on a pot farm）， "The Nanny" （about a young woman caught in a celebrity scandal）， "Menlo Park" （about a writer desperate for a second chance after his MeToo moment）， "Los Angeles" （about an aspiring actress whose dissatisfaction with life not turning out as planned leads to dangerous choices）， and "Son of Friedman" （about a producer/director who struggles not to be embarrassed by his underachieving son。） 。。。more
Michael Gladish
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Interesting read， lots of flawed characters and lives。 Well written， held my attention throughout。
Alicia Martini
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Brevi storie di rapporti familiari。 Ogni storia finisce sempre troppo presto a mio avviso， c’era margine di ampliamento
Ainhoa
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Who agreed this was publishable？ Only Son of Friedman and A/S/L were salvageable。
Krissy
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Some of the short stories fell flat with me， but others I really liked。 I can’t wait for another full length story from her like The Girls。
Mango
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Wow， a 1 star rating for me is rare， but it’s also rare that I pick up a book and decide not to finish it。 I loved The Girls。 So much so， in fact， that I told many friends about it and still think about it， even though it’s been several years since I’ve read it。 Daddy was a huge miss。 The characters were half formed， unlike able， vain， and boring。 The book jacket promises stories that delve into the darkest parts of humanity， but the stories， with their dark topics， are somehow still boring。 I o Wow， a 1 star rating for me is rare， but it’s also rare that I pick up a book and decide not to finish it。 I loved The Girls。 So much so， in fact， that I told many friends about it and still think about it， even though it’s been several years since I’ve read it。 Daddy was a huge miss。 The characters were half formed， unlike able， vain， and boring。 The book jacket promises stories that delve into the darkest parts of humanity， but the stories， with their dark topics， are somehow still boring。 I only read three stories and had to stop: The Nanny， What to do with a General， and。。。。 the forgettable one about underwear。 Man， I’m disappointed。 Reading about the vapid lives of rich Californians is not what we need during these times。。。 but if I AM going to read unnecessary stories， they should at least be good。 Huge pass on this book。 。。。more
Jordan Tromblee
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Got this as a gift， so I felt compelled to finish it。 I’ve never rated a book so low。 One of the worst things I’ve ever read。 I read better short stories in my creative writing class in college。 So pretentious。 So boring。 So trying to be deep without any depth。
Andrea
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Didn’t finish — too realistic for me
Christine Eskilson
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I liked her novel The Girls but these short stories didn’t really do much for me。 Meh
AriAnna Carr
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This book was extremely engaging。 I read her first novel “Girls” and found it to be well written， even vivid。 But I wasn’t sure if I found it so vivid because of her writing or because it was essentially a retelling of the Manson family。 “Daddy”， confirmed that Cline is an engaging story teller without the help of a cult classic storyline。 I’ve seen a lot of criticism for this book。 Criticism I’m admittedly unwilling to take in。 I don’t want to ruin it for myself。
Aaron
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An effective and harrowing collection of stories that depict male ineffectual angst and despair better than most male writers succeed at。 But this is often the case with women writers。 How do they do it？ One story， "Menlo Park"， is a masterpiece I put right up there with TC Boyle's "Green Hell。" Not to draw comparisons， but the psychological interiors of the characters remind me of Elisabeth Strout， especially the moments of indecision and confusion。 Some of the abrupt endings had me re-reading An effective and harrowing collection of stories that depict male ineffectual angst and despair better than most male writers succeed at。 But this is often the case with women writers。 How do they do it？ One story， "Menlo Park"， is a masterpiece I put right up there with TC Boyle's "Green Hell。" Not to draw comparisons， but the psychological interiors of the characters remind me of Elisabeth Strout， especially the moments of indecision and confusion。 Some of the abrupt endings had me re-reading the final paragraphs， but that shows you that they were absorbing enough for me to care。 Also， Cline keeps some story aspects vague--maybe too vague for some readers--but I enjoyed the semi-abstract plotting and unexplained histories。 Rather than create any cheap suspense， they produce a more sincere reality， because people only know so much about other people。 This explains why so many of the characters behave so irrationally and self-destructively。 The book's final story disappointed me so much， I can't love the book 100%。 。。。more
Tom Jones
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Emma Cline cementing her place as my fav 10s/20s writer with a really great and so-readable collection。 Quite Fresh Complaint by Eugenides tonally， and not sure which I prefer as a collection - similarly impressive breadth of themes / angles on *similar* themes。 Couple of really The Girls™️-ish ones that I enjoyed where she explores female or girlish sexuality， innocence， and power。 However， I preferred her post-Weinstein stuff about men in decline and disgrace。 A newer direction for her， but sh Emma Cline cementing her place as my fav 10s/20s writer with a really great and so-readable collection。 Quite Fresh Complaint by Eugenides tonally， and not sure which I prefer as a collection - similarly impressive breadth of themes / angles on *similar* themes。 Couple of really The Girls™️-ish ones that I enjoyed where she explores female or girlish sexuality， innocence， and power。 However， I preferred her post-Weinstein stuff about men in decline and disgrace。 A newer direction for her， but she does falls from grace into tragedy and patheticism so well， in so many different ways and all of them feel v insightful and fresh。 Goes without saying that it’s stylistically impeccable :） Def 4/5， prob will rise when I inevitably reread， already can’t wait for book #3 。。。more
Isabella David McCaffrey
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I loved Emma Cline's "The Girls"。 I hated these stories。 They were so cynical and knowing。 I hate that。 They made me feel dirty-- not because of the subject matter but because of the tone。 I'd try another novel by her， though。 Maybe short stories are not her form？ I loved Emma Cline's "The Girls"。 I hated these stories。 They were so cynical and knowing。 I hate that。 They made me feel dirty-- not because of the subject matter but because of the tone。 I'd try another novel by her， though。 Maybe short stories are not her form？ 。。。more
Hannah Rae
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3。5。 Good。 Was initially opposed to the format of short stories but overall liked the format。 Enjoyed some of the stories more than others and sometimes found it hard to get into a new one when I had been into the previous - a bit stop-start-y。 She understands people really well and makes interesting observations。 Writing is excellent， characters are believable， ideas interesting。 Just a bit slow at times。 Preferred The Girls。
Gab
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Emma Cline's writing is excellent which is no surprise。 If there's one thing she's going to do well， it's capturing a range of depressed characters in unfavorable situations。 Not all stories resonated with me hence the 3 stars but there were some standouts。 My favorites were Los Angeles， Marion， and A/S/L。 Emma Cline's writing is excellent which is no surprise。 If there's one thing she's going to do well， it's capturing a range of depressed characters in unfavorable situations。 Not all stories resonated with me hence the 3 stars but there were some standouts。 My favorites were Los Angeles， Marion， and A/S/L。 。。。more
Lisa
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ooof， not for me。 I guess I liked the author's short story "Rewards" and decided to pick up this collection， but I'm quickly putting it down。 ooof， not for me。 I guess I liked the author's short story "Rewards" and decided to pick up this collection， but I'm quickly putting it down。 。。。more
Kate Devine
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This collection of short stories was poignant and gut wrenching in the simplest of ways。 This book was shocking to me because while I have always read stories about finding beauty in the simpler things， Daddy follows ten stories of finding misery in the mundane。 It was jarring to see violence transcending into all parts of every day life。 I really enjoyed this book！
Lily
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These were some very troubling stories。 Continuing her themes from The Girls， Emma Cline writes about young girls and the dangers that befall them， both from their own nudging and others' lasciviousness。 She writes from the perspective of the girls themselves， but more often than not， of the men who sometimes think they are doing the right thing and sometimes succumb to temptations。 Odd to read these in light of #MeToo， especially the last story， A/S/L where a woman finds herself in some unnamed These were some very troubling stories。 Continuing her themes from The Girls， Emma Cline writes about young girls and the dangers that befall them， both from their own nudging and others' lasciviousness。 She writes from the perspective of the girls themselves， but more often than not， of the men who sometimes think they are doing the right thing and sometimes succumb to temptations。 Odd to read these in light of #MeToo， especially the last story， A/S/L where a woman finds herself in some unnamed rehabilitation facility for catfishing skeevy men on the internet pretending to be a teenager。 She then develops a fixation on another patient， a publicly MeToo'd chef with a soft spot for animals。 Then there was the woman in the story Los Angeles working at a thinly veiled American Apparel who sells her underwear to random guys in the parking lot， only to find herself way over her head when one of them tells her to get in his car。 There was Marion， a story about a neglected girl who finds refuge in her friend's hippie family home， only to get sucked into taking explicit pictures of the friend intended for one of the hippies！ In each story， there is gray area and darkness， humanity and hidden violence emerging。 The stories followed the same general template。 Start in media res， reveal scandals in drips and drabs， and leave a whole lot unsaid and unanswered。 I did really enjoy reading each story and was consistently surprised and on the edge of my seat by the end。 。。。more
Hao
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emma cline definitely， definitely wears contacts
Shannon
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I really enjoyed about half of these short stories！ The ones I didn't enjoy as much just sort of skimmed the surface of the story in a way that I found unsatisfying。 Overall though I think Emma Cline is great at showing not telling and really getting to the deeper layers of the dynamics that affect personal relationships。 I really enjoyed about half of these short stories！ The ones I didn't enjoy as much just sort of skimmed the surface of the story in a way that I found unsatisfying。 Overall though I think Emma Cline is great at showing not telling and really getting to the deeper layers of the dynamics that affect personal relationships。 。。。more
Addison Walker
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Absolutely stunning。
Annie
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Would classify this as good， high-summer reading material。 A book of short stories that all circle around men and power。 You see a lot of power struggles between generations -- for instance， the opening story sets the mood with a patriarch trying to understand why his children feel so distant when they come home for the holidays。 The best two stories， in my opinion， were about a man who goes to handle an unspecified "incident" with his son at school， and another where a woman working in retail d Would classify this as good， high-summer reading material。 A book of short stories that all circle around men and power。 You see a lot of power struggles between generations -- for instance， the opening story sets the mood with a patriarch trying to understand why his children feel so distant when they come home for the holidays。 The best two stories， in my opinion， were about a man who goes to handle an unspecified "incident" with his son at school， and another where a woman working in retail discovers a strange way she can earn some extra cash online （which includes this line: "you press only lightly on the world and it reveals its odd corners。"）While most of these stories set a specific， unsettling mood， and while Cline pens successful open-ended but still satisfying endings， I don't know if I found any of the material in here 100% revelatory。 Am I jaded？ 。。。more
Mika
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Emma Cline is a genius！！！！！ A few of the stories were a bit difficult to get into and that lowered the rating BUT overall I enjoyed reading
wutheringhheights_
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Mi piacciono molto i racconti che descrivono il disagio di vivere nella contemporaneità， e questi di Emma Cline sono perfettamente on point。 La raccolta presenta immagini disturbanti ma realistiche， fastidiose come può esserlo avere qualcosa sotto le unghie che continua a scricchiolare。 Troviamo soprattutto ritratti di giovani donne che hanno una attenzione morbosa verso il proprio corpo， o riguardo a come gli altri lo percepiscono。 Si muovono sotto una luce che le schiaccia， come proveniente da Mi piacciono molto i racconti che descrivono il disagio di vivere nella contemporaneità， e questi di Emma Cline sono perfettamente on point。 La raccolta presenta immagini disturbanti ma realistiche， fastidiose come può esserlo avere qualcosa sotto le unghie che continua a scricchiolare。 Troviamo soprattutto ritratti di giovani donne che hanno una attenzione morbosa verso il proprio corpo， o riguardo a come gli altri lo percepiscono。 Si muovono sotto una luce che le schiaccia， come proveniente da una lanterna di carta pesta。 È proprio questo il talento di Emma Cline， illuminare i suoi personaggi in modo da turbare， ma da far anche capire quanto le loro azioni siano umane e dunque vicine a noi。 Donne giovani e sole， anche se circondate da persone， alla ricerca della propria strada， ferite， bisognose di attenzioni di qualunque tipo; uomini incapaci di agire， quasi inetti， fuori luogo， padri e compagni invisibili e per niente incisivi。 Uomini che osservano da dietro una linea sottile che non possono attraversare。 Come in “Le ragazze”， la prosa di questa scrittrice mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine。 Mi ha sorpresa per la sua capacità di sottolineare le bassezze umane， le debolezze， la volontà di ferirsi e ferire gli altri。 Una ottima lettura che vi consiglio。 。。。more
Danny Inglis
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Nothing happened， each story maybe had some tension or whatever， but nothing happened or was resolved。 I forced myself to finish this book because I kept hoping that the next story would be better but it was all just meh。
Dani
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boring dnf
Alice
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Love when a short story collection can legitimately be described as a page-turning banger！ This book often has the feel of a prestige HBO drama， and it's maybe the smartest literary exploration of post-metoo anxieties and power dynamics （in all their ambiguity） I've come across。 Love when a short story collection can legitimately be described as a page-turning banger！ This book often has the feel of a prestige HBO drama， and it's maybe the smartest literary exploration of post-metoo anxieties and power dynamics （in all their ambiguity） I've come across。 。。。more
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