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Because They Wanted to: StoriesA New York Times Notable Book A man tells a story to a woman sitting beside him on a plane, little suspecting what it reveals about his capacity for cruelty and contempt. A callow runaway girl is stranded in a strange city with another woman's fractiously needy children. An uncomprehending father helplessly lashes out at the daughter he both loves and resents. In these raw, startling, and incandescently lovely stories, the author of Veronica yields
A New York Times Notable Book A man tells a story to a woman sitting beside him on a plane, little suspecting what it reveals about his capacity for cruelty and contempt. A callow runaway girl is stranded in a strange city with another woman's fractiously needy children. An uncomprehending father helplessly lashes out at the daughter he both loves and resents. In these raw, startling, and incandescently lovely stories, the author of Veronica yields twelve indelible portraits of people struggling with the disparity between what they want and what they know. Because They Wanted To is further evidence that Gaitskill is one of the fiercest, funniest, and most subversively compassionate writers at work today.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scrb - Scribner MacMillan
Published: 04/04/2016
ISBN: 9780684841441
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.34w x 0.55d
Award: PEN/Faulkner Award - Nominee
Review Citations: New York Times 03/08/1998 pg. 28
New Yorker (The) 11/09/2015 pg. 78
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★★★★★ 1
Sizing issues
Size: 3X-Large, Color: Blue-square Plaid
Sent it back. Runs super small
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Perfect fit
Great vest, looks great
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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023
★★★★★ 4
Great product for the price
Size: Medium, Color: Green
Decent quality and fabric. Looks and great and and fairly comfortable. Sizing wasn’t exactly what I normally wear. I recommend getting a size up. Other than that it was just fine.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Love it!
Size: Medium, Color: Green
Exactly what I was looking for for my dapper day Peter Pan outfit!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2025
★★★★★ 1
Poor quality.
I know this is costume wear but it’s so cheaply made it barely lasted one St Patty’s day at work.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2026