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Children Playing Before a Statue of HerculesA must have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff. David Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they're his very favorite stories, he'll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience
A must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff. David Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they're his very favorite stories, he'll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for them. The audience in these fantasies always loves him and gives him the respect he deserves. David Sedaris didn't write the stories in Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules . But he did read them. And he liked them enough to hand pick them for this collection of short fiction. Featuring such notable writers as Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Jean Thompson, and Tobias Wolff, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules includes some of the most influential and talented short story writers, contemporary and classic. Perfect for fans who suffer from Sedaris fever, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules will tide them over and provide relief.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 04/04/2005
ISBN: 9780743273947
Pages: 344
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.54w x 0.86d
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 34
People Weekly 05/02/2005 pg. 47
Booklist 05/01/2005 pg. 1568
Entertainment Weekly 05/16/2008 pg. 17
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Unique watch for sure
Color: Silver, Size: 15MM
So good, so cute. The face is pretty small but what do you want from a ring watch? I would say it is not for bigger fingers. I wear a size 7.5 and it fits perfectly. It does have an elastic band but when I tried it on a larger finger, it definitely pinched. I am of fan of different watches so this fits the bill. It's unique and an eye-catcher. Well done Fossil.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Pretty. Tiny. Hopefully has good battery life. UPDATE: The silver one was defective.
Color: Gold Raquel, Size: 14MM, Color: Gold Raquel, Size: 14MM
I bought both the gold and the silver ones. I have a collection of ring watches but most of them are sets you can buy for cheap. These are my first made by a well known watch company. They look big on picture but they are tiny. I bought it so when my smartwatch dies I have one on my ring to tell the time. I don't like going on my phone to check the time just to avoid distractions.
I hope the battery lasts long.
Updated review:
I started using the gold one and it works great! The silver one wasn't working so I processed a return for it. However when they shipped the replacement, there was nothing inside the tin can fossil case. I called Amazon and they refunded me for the silver one. The product works great. I probably got a defective one. My fear is maybe someone took the ring before packing it for replacement. That's just wrong. I'm going to get the silver one from Macy's instead.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Worth the money
Color: Gold Glitz, Size: 15MM
Beautiful watch ring. Looks more expensive than what the price. Very nice.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2026
★★★★★ 1
Cheaply made
Color: Gold Glitz, Size: 15MM
I really love the concept and honestly it’s super cute BUT the diamond around the face of the watch fell off within the first wear:/ so unfortunate because it has so much potential.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2025
★★★★★ 3
Beautiful watch, great packaging, but didn’t work.
Color: Silver, Size: 15MM
I love my ring watch so much that this is my second one (I washed my first one 😩). I ordered the ring on Wednesday and I got it Friday. I was so happy to get it, great packaging and fast delivery imagine how hurt I was when it didn’t work. I am gonna try to get a new battery and I pray that works but with the price being 80 plus dollars this should have never been a problem.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2026