Megan recommends: Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It

Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy

The book group at the library read this collection of short stories last month. Usually they're a tough crowd and don't like anything. Much to my surprise everybody liked these stories! Both Ways was included in the New York Times Ten Best Books of 2009. Contradictions abound in these stories as characters try to have it "both ways." The vulnerabilities and vacillations of the people in these stories make them interesting

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