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Title	:	Refresh, Refresh
Author	:	Benjamin Percy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 249 pages
Published	:	2007 by Graywolf Press (first published December 2005)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Young Adult

Refresh, Refresh

Benjamin Percy

Paperback | Pages: 249 pages

Rating: 3.95 | 719 Users | 118 Reviews

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The war in Iraq empties the small town of Tumalo, Oregon, of men—of fathers—leaving their sons to fight among themselves. But the boys’ bravado fades at home when, alone, they check e-mail again and again for word from their fathers at the front.


Often from fractured homes and communities, the young men in these breathless stories do the unthinkable to prove to themselves—to everyone—that they are strong enough to face the heartbreak in this world. Set in rural Oregon with the shadow of the Cascade Mountains hanging over them, these stories bring you face-to-face with a mad bear, a house with a basement that opens up into a cave, a nuclear meltdown that renders the Pacific Northwest into a contemporary Wild West. Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy is a bold, fiery, and unforgettable collection that deals with vital issues of our time.

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Original Title:	Refresh, Refresh
ISBN:	1555974856 (ISBN13: 9781555974855)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Tumalo(United States)
Literary Awards:	Society of Midland Authors Award Nominee for Adult Fiction (2008)

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Percy's stories are impeccable, possibly too impeccable. Nearly always beginning with darkness (a refrigerator dripping blood, a nuclear meltdown, two boys fighting) and never getting any brighter, Percy executes perfectly. Without fail, Percy finds ways to burrow deeper. The stories (all set in rural Oregon) seem almost classical to me (and it's maybe not surprising that I heard about this book via my ex-writing prof) to the point where there is little surprise when characters have heart

The title story of the collection in the most famous and certainly interesting. In Refresh, Refresh Ben Percy explores two abandoned two young men developing violent predilections. The young adults are trying to feel their way into adulthood without the advice and guidance of the their fathers. The misguided energy of the two friends leads them to embrace the vicious aspects of American culture as they try to assert themselves as men. The young men develop with no immediate adult governance and

Refresh Refresh was absolutely refreshing!

The title story was one of the most masterful short stories Ive ever read. The rest fell a little short. But I appreciated Percys bold, raw, vivid storytelling. And how all the stories taught me something - about hunting or rifles or bears or manhood or grief.

This was a sucker punch I wasn't expecting. Refresh, Refresh is a stunning collection of short fiction set in Central Oregon. The darkness of the Iraq war touches many of these stories, but this is not a war book. These stories feature the fathers and sons and friends and wives and children touched by that seemingly endless conflict, and what it looks like from rural, poor America. There's so much pain here, of all kinds. Percy explores husbands and wives contending with their marriages, the

Bleak, emotional, and gritty, with a touch of horror I liked these ten well written "manly" stories -- which include stories about hunting, fishing, revenge against daughter's abusive boyfriend, fathers, sons, work and mates. Love the central Oregon locale. My favorite story, Meltdown, about post-apocalyptic life in Oregon is reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy. Although I read in an interview with Percy that he likes to put the strongest stories first in his story collections he has another book

Birthday book #2/13 in 2019; "Boyhood" themeRefresh, refreshSome boys pass time by fighting each other to get strong, and to prepare themselves against bullies especially after being a victim of bullying at school. They really hurt each other too - hit the kidney and peed blood, hit the arm and can't lift it all week. I thought this admirable - find a solution to your problem. Their description of incapable men - "men who rarely shave and watched daytime tv in their once-white underpants. Men