My Oedipus Complex

I just want to make the point that it does contain O'Connor's great and justly famous story "My First Confession". The whole book is a complete and utter joy, a kaleidoscope of characters, and tour-de-force of the storyteller's art. Inasmuch as anybody doesn't get it, it's a negative reflection on their literary percipience.

Frank O Connor is just a genius. His stories need to be read by everybody. I don't think this collection includes his most famous work, First Confession, but the title story is also quite famous. Each story is there to be enjoyed and appreciated.

This shining collection of short stories is not only an excellent introduction to a neglected master, Frank O'Connor, but it also dramatically illustrates that the short story should be tuned to the human voice, not literary fireworks.This is a great read aloud collection and my wife and I took turns reading these to one another through a long car trek. My favorite was the title story, perfectly pitched and wholly creditable.This collection makes me want to find "My Father's Son" and maybe his biography of Michael Collins, "Big Fellow". Read this collection, preferably before a fire, at night, aloud, to someone else, and you won't be disappointed.The only reason this collection didn't get five stars is because it was a little too Irish for my Irish-American sensibility. Not O'Connor's fault.