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Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of StoriesIntense in subject yet restrained in tone, these stories are about longings often held for years and the ways in which sex and religion can become parallel forms of dedication and comfort. Though the stories stand alone, a minor element in one becomes major in the next. In "My Shape," a woman is taunted by her dance coach, who later suffers his own heartache. A Venetian poet of the 1500s, another storyteller, is introduced to a modern traveler reading
Intense in subject yet restrained in tone, these stories are about longings--often held for years--and the ways in which sex and religion can become parallel forms of dedication and comfort. Though the stories stand alone, a minor element in one becomes major in the next. In "My Shape," a woman is taunted by her dance coach, who later suffers his own heartache. A Venetian poet of the 1500s, another storyteller, is introduced to a modern traveler reading Rilke. His story precedes a mesmerizing narrative of missionaries in China. In the final story, Giles, born to a priesthood family, leans toward Buddhism after a grievous loss, and in time falls in love with the dancer of the first story. So deft and subtle is Joan Silber with these various perspectives that we come full circle surprised and enchanted by her myriad worlds. National Book Award finalist. Reading group guide included.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/01/2005
ISBN: 9780393326871
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
Award: Story Prize - Finalist
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 76
New York Times 05/22/2005 pg. 22
New York Review of Books 08/11/2005 pg. 37
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★★★★★ 5
Worth Every Penny!
Size: 9, Color: Coyote
I absolutely love these boots! They are super light, comfortable and definitely waterproof. I took them on a camping trip for the weekend and I walked through creeks and puddles with no issues at all. No water got inside and they were comfortable all weekend. The only thing was the tongue did start to bother me a bit after the 3rd day. I have some pretty boney shins but a small cloth between my shins and the tongue helped a lot.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good
Size: 12 Wide, Color: Black
Easy to walk in good quality, lightweight lace quality is good very comfortable and no resist.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Value!
Size: 11 Wide, Color: Brown
Excellent boot for the price! Very solid. Cushy insoles very comfortable. Wide width plenty wide.
Recommend getting half to full size smaller than your usual.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Don’t hold up/good Customer Service.
Size: 10.5, Color: Army Green
Please read full review. Where to begin. The boots are comfortable, decent waterproofing, they feel/look well constructed. Unfortunately they did not hold up well, I hikes less than 10 times. My left foot began to hurt on top near bottom of the lace, I tried every lacing method and it still hurt, leading to potential blisters. It was not a break in issue the boots were initially comfortable to wear then around hike 6 they hurt.
Reached out to the company they were partially helpful offering a coupon on their website. Their shoes are significantly higher in price on their website. It could have been a lemon pair of boots. Buy with caution.
Updated: 4/9/26-CS reached out to me and offered full refund or new pair of boots. I do hike often so I went with the new pair of boots. I will create a new review in the future /update this review. A+ for their CS. Initial review was 2 stars I increased to 3 stars if these boots hold up the score will go higher.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Nice Grill Cover
Size: 55 Inch, Color: black
I bought this as a replacement cover. It's durably made. It's not too thick or heavy. It fits nicely over my grill. The handles make it easy to put on and take off.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026