Product Description

MTV has discovered the authors of tomorrow. Read them today in Pieces.

This unique short-story collection is more than a good read -- it's an exciting glimpse into the future of fiction. The winners of MTV's "Write Stuff" competition share their voices and visions in tales that are endearingly raw, undeniably bold, and engagingly inventive.

In Next Time, a housewife encounters a gunman -- an experience that changes her life, and her mind, in surprising ways...Pinball is an edgy tale of a young mail clerk's hidden sex life...After her broken engagement, a cook in New York goes to work for a chic SoHo couple in Roam...Mother captures the tragedy of a woman's illness, as witnessed through her daughter's eyes...In Day of the Dead, a humorously doomed relationship begins when a twentysomething's boyfriend returns from an Outward Bound trip and moves in with her...Two old high school friends reunite -- and compare their very different lives -- in Black Cowboy.

Along with other stories and an introduction by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Pieces is filled with the excitement of discovery -- as a host of newcomers present their works to a wide and eager audience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77456 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

hit or miss
I love Perks of Being a Wallflower, so it just seemed natural that I'd get a book that Chbosky chose to associate himself with. big mistake. out of the whole book i found maybe 1 short story i really liked, 2 or 3 that were enjoyable, and the rest i had to push myself to get through.

a lot of these authors were previously unpublished for a reason.

if you're thinking of getting it because of Chbosky's name, don't. it's a waste. if you're getting it because you want good short stories, don't. it's a waste. but if you believe in supporting the unsupported, then by all means - go for it.

Wrong Pieces
I really disliked the book. The stories chosen were pointless and boring. I would read one story, be thoroughly disappointed, hope the next one would compensate for my wasted time, and unsurprisingly, it would not. Obviously, I would not recommend this book.

The only story worth reading is "Scoring" but I wouldn't purchase the whole book to read it.

great
i got the two-day delivery and it arrived right on time and in great condition, the packaging was mildly shotty, but the book was fine.