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Article: Because They Wanted To.(Review)
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- The Literary Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Mary Gaitskill, Because They Wanted To. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
Mary Gaitskill's debut collection, Bad Behavior (1988), and her novel, Two Girls, Fat and Thin (1991), introduced her as a promising writer, noted for her risky subjects and keen perception. Gaitskill has lived up to that promise, even topped it. In Because They Wanted To Gaitskill delivers twelve new stories, more provocative and startling than anything else she has published. Her writing has matured, her perceptions have sharpened, and her prose has strengthened. The central themes continue to focus on love and sex; however, in this collection Gaitskill digs deeper beneath the surfaces. ...