Customer Reviews
A fascinating collection! - By: , 14 Apr 1998 
"Pilgrims" is a fascinating work - like a vice slowly tightening, Gilbert clamps on to the reader & never lets go. My personal favorite story is the gentle beautiful narrative about 15 year old Denny Brown. Gilbert balances the innocence & naivity of youth with the hidden lustiness that every teen encounters.
No praise high enough - By: , 10 Dec 1997 Of all the darned good stories I've come across, Elizabeth Gilbert writes the darnedest goodest, perhaps "the best." "The Famous Torn & Restored Lit Cigarette Trick"in particular has all the mistifying charms of the sleight of hand illusions she describes therein: it's dexterous & surprising, baffling & revelatory. Be warned--Gilbert writes seatbelts-off short fiction that reinvigorates the sleepy genre & makes it buy us all a drink.
Wonderful debut! - By: , 22 Sep 1997 Gilbert's writing is magical & this debut holds forth the promise America's next great writer. It is a must read.
Good - By: , 18 Sep 1997 
Elizabeth Gilber is certainly a talent. The tales were diverse & interesting but I felt cheeted of completeness & closure. Each character faces his or her own pilgramagein each short story, &in the end, they are no closer than when they began. There is no "ah hah" so this is it. I felt each one was the begining of a to be continued series.
A Stunner - By: , 15 Sep 1997 Elizabeth Gilbert has done that rare thing--not only has she made her debut with a short story collection, there is not a single misstep taken. This one definitely lives up to the hype. Do yourself a favor--read it.
