1/14/13 Paris Review ‑ Refresh, Refresh, Benjamin Percy. · Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy. The stories of Refresh, Refresh are almost painfully masculine. They are violent and harsh and hurt. But the masculinity of Percy’s book is not self Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Taken individually, Benjamin Percy’s ability with the short story form is to be greatly admired, but as a short story collection his book of short, literary, blue-collar horror stories, Refresh, Refresh, has its flaws. Benjamin Percy writes about the tormenting pull of assumed identities and destiny, veterans and violent future recruits, absent and otherwise bad fathers, infertility and failing relationships, and hunting, with /5.
Death pervades the ten stories in Benjamin Percy's second collection, Refresh, Refresh. These are gory, bloody, violent tales, yet they are narrated with such tenderness that they hang heavy with sadness. Percy sketches the lives of his protagonists, who live in Oregon's rural high desert, in muted tones. 'The stories in Refresh, Refresh are big-hearted and drunk and dangerous, and there's a heightened, unnerving vibe as you travel through Percy's world. You never know where you will end up a but you can be sure that he'll actually take you somewhere.' Dan Chaon Here is the United States of today. The young men and boys in this bold, fiery collection do the unthinkable to prove to themselves. Benjamin Percy's story, Refresh, Refresh, was first published in the Paris Review and is included in Best American Short Stories James Ponsoldt is a writer and director. His first feature film, Off the Black, premiered at Sundance in
"Benjamin Percy is a force" (Anthony Doerr) and Refresh, Refresh is a bold, fiery and unforgettable collection that deals with vital issues of our time. Refresh, Refresh is Benjamin Percy’s second book of short stories. Released by Graywolf Press in October, Now in Second Printing. Available on www.doorway.ru, www.doorway.ru, www.doorway.ru and through any local bookseller. Listed as one of the “Best Books of the Decade” by The L Magazine. In Benjamin Percy¡¦s ¡§Refresh, Refresh¡¨ the boys develop into men while trying to become like their fathers. They also want their fathers to be proud of them. Freud¡¦s psychoanalytical approach would suggest that the boys are trying to step into the shoes of their fathers. His Oedipus Complex states that the son must metaphorically kill his father, except the fathers in the story really do die, so the sons step into their fathers¡¦ shoes by signing up for the war.
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