| Title | : | The Static of the Spheres |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 95 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 1983 |
“Reading the Peter Leroy saga is akin to watching a champion juggler deftly keep dozens of balls in the air while executing an intricate double-time dance routine—all without breathing hard. . . . Sentimental, loving, raucous, wise, and great fun, this is simply not to be missed.”
Booklist
“[Kraft’s Peter Leroy] series is smart, funny, warmly inviting, and delightfully impossible to define.”
Kate Bernheimer, The Oregonian
“Eric Kraft’s essential subject is suburban boyhood—in particular, that moment when it loses its innocence. . . . Like Lawrence Sterne, Kraft is unashamedly sentimental, digressive, and extremely funny; like Proust, profoundly nostalgic and obsessed with loss. The typical Kraft novel is a laugh-out-loud read with undertones of grief and ruefulness. Almost all of his books revolve around a single individual, Peter Leroy, who is now . . . as fully realized as any character in current American literature. . . . Under the surface humor, Kraft’s take on the national experience is thoughtful, disturbing, and unlike that of any other American writer.”
Anthony Brandt, Men’s Journal
“The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy is one of the biggest, funniest, sweetest, and looniest undertakings in contemporary American fiction.”
John Strausbaugh, New York Press
novella, approximately 20,000 words, 96 pages in the trade paperback edition
The Static of the Spheres Reviews
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I found this delightful short book in the dark recesses of my Kindle. Eric Kraft spins wonderful stories, full of imagination and centred on his fictional Bebbington, a Long Island seaside town. I read
Herb 'n' Lorna in the late 80's when it was published, and really liked it, and this is a companion piece. -
It's a short story I got free with my Kindle. It's a interesting, well written story about memory and grandparents. As an example of the bigger world that Eric Kraft has created I enjoyed it enough to not regret the reading, but also enough to know I don't need to read any more.
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I really enjoyed this story. It's a short read, and well worth it. I would have appreciated its being longer. I really didn't want it to end.
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Found randomly in my Kindle. That's all.
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This was a cute short story. I didn’t really think it was funny, but it was enjoyable to read.
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This is not particularly what I would choose to read but it was quick and free and I found it on my kindle. It was a sweet story about a boy who desparately wants a short wave radio so his Guppa builds it with him. His Guppa was not overly educated and did the best he could. In the end, the radio did not work except to pick up static but the boy Peter never told anyone. He told his Guppa that it was perfect and gave the man a sense of accomplishment and pride. It was sweet and touching.
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A short story really, part of Eric Kraft's long series that he calls, "The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy." This one takes me back to my own older cousin's blissful childhood in the 1950s and celebrates the wonder of toasters, grandparents, radios, and sliderules.
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I found the story to be very touching and reminiscent of the time I realized my grandfather, who could fix anything, was becoming to old to fix most things. It's the moment in time when you understand that the roles of teacher and helper are tipping the other way on the seesaw.
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A sweet little tale...I guess. I wanted to like it more than I did. I might be too cynical, maybe? I like even sweet remembrances to have some kind of edge...that's life.
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This one was a little slow at times, but that was part of the plot because one of the on-going threads of the book is patience.
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