Red: The Waterstones Anthology
Hardback Published on: 01/11/2012
Price: £10.00
Bookseller Reviews
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There's a reason...
There's a reason that Waterstones is the definitive bookshop, and there's a reason that Waterstones would be the only people to be able to bring together s... READ MORE
Short, but sensational
Sometimes it's hard to find a book you love. You look at the main books on the tables and wonder which one you should buy. You mind gets clouded with synop... READ MORE
An excellent collection of short stories
This brilliant collection of short stories, from diverse authors including Will Self, Cecelia Ahern, Victoria Hislop and Will Self, is the perfect choice w... READ MORE
A wonderful selection of essays and stories
This anthology is a brilliant selection of new and old authors. Some you know and some you don't. Many of them grace my to read pile at home. Here is a sel... READ MORE
A tasty selection box
Where to start? Where are the weak links in this anthology? Well I couldn’t find them. There are certainly authors contributing to this marvellous collecti... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd
- ISBN: 9781902603742
Customer Reviews
View allTaken as Red
There aren't enough anthologies around, so this one was very welcome. I like having a mixture of poetry and prose in one volume and it was good to have the... READ MORE
Wide variety on offer
The authors, genres and styles varied differently in this collection, most of which I enjoyed, although one section I struggled with the intensity of what ... READ MORE
Who is this anthology aimed at?
This is a beautifully produced anthology; the pages are thick, the layout spacious and pleasant, but I am not sure the contents merit the packaging.
There ... READ MORE
A collection of short stories
The beauty of "Red: the Waterstones Anthology" is that the collection of short stories & poems is a great way to sample a variety of authors with very diff... READ MORE
What a selection!!
A fantastic collection of short stories and poems, easy to read yet still intense, passionate and fascinating. I really enjoyed reading this anthology and ... READ MORE
Rather Disappointing
I was really looking forward to reading this anthology of 18 fiction writers, poets and essayists who had been commissioned by Waterstones to reflect on th... READ MORE
Disappointing
After reading an advanced copy of this I found myself left a little disappointed. The stories in general are all well written, quick to read and on the who... READ MORE
Dip into this and try something new
James Daunt's foreword says that Waterstone's have produced this anthology "for the fun of it", and why not, if you can commission so many well-known autho... READ MORE
Read it quickly before it becomes out of date
It's difficult reviewing an anthology, especially when it is an anthology which covers short stories, essays and poetry, such as this one. Also each piece ... READ MORE
A real mixed bag
This book is quite an interesting one in that it really does contain comething for everyone. The book contains contributions from various authors and is a ... READ MORE
Hit and Miss (but mainly Miss)
Anthologies are tricky things to put together and each of the contributions here is themed around the colour red and/or 2012. Some of the links are more te... READ MORE
Enjoyable collection
Having read through other people's reviews before writing my own, I was somewhat confused by the complaints about the pieces being to dissimilar to each ot... READ MORE
A Nice Selection
I enjoyed Red, the first anthology from Waterstones. I liked the variety of texts that have been included and even found myself enjoying the poetry, which ... READ MORE
Mixed feelings
This is a great book for 'trying before you buy' a wide variety of acclaimed authors and styles, for instance I don't usually read poetry, but actually rat... READ MORE
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