Reddit reviews The Story of Her Holding an Orange
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Used Book in Good Condition
You have so many good stories on your list, I'm excited to read the ones I haven't heard of! May I also recommend a few stories? /r/nosleep was my first subreddit and I spent a long time here before making a reddit account. These are just a few off the top of my head. Not sure if this is appropriate for this post (maybe you're trying to bring attention to posts which others may not have read, some in my list were/are very popular) but these stories are just amazing imo. I don't remember enough details from each to do a good job summarizing them (it's been years for the first two), but all these stories left lasting impressions on me and I would definitely read each one again.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Her-Holding-Orange/dp/0615776108
Was continued in a book. Haven't read it myself.
First part and the book he published.
I don't think he released the ending anywhere other than the book.
I personally love The Story of Her Holding an Orange. It's a variation on a theme of a family curse blah blah blah. I just feel like the way that it is written is very very personal. Like as if a best friend was trying to tell you a story that they needed you to believe. Not to mention it flows well and the imagery in it makes for a wonderful picture in your head.
A link? No. A source? Yes. He wrote a book, simply titled "The Story of Her Holding an Orange." He had a sale and it was free for a while on Kindle, so I read it. It's now $3.04 on Kindle and $6.50 on Amazon, but $3.32 for a new paperback and $3.24 for a used one. I have no fucking clue how this works... See for yourself
This?
edit: I'm reading that and just to let you folks know (because the original thread is locked), that story is fabricated! I'm not 100% certain but the whole thing sounds like it's written a bit too ‘artistically’, and then there's this part:
> My girlfriend found me in our room, curled up on bed, still crying. She was terrified that maybe someone close to us had died, as she’s never seen me let a single tear before. I had to tell her. I started telling her the story, leaving most details out, so I can get to the point quicker. As I was talking, she was getting more and more pale. She never said a word. I finished my story and she was pale as ghost, not moving. Then she asked. She asked a fucking question that honestly caused me to almost faint. She said: “This woman, did she happen, to... um, hold an orange?” I froze, she started crying like I've never seen her cry before.
The orange is a central detail. How could he tell his girlfriend the story without mentioning the orange at all? I find this very suspicious of the OP. It seems like an all-too-convenient ‘story-telling device’ that he would omit the orange and his girlfriend ask that question.
Just felt like I had to point this out because the OP claims that the story is "absolutely true".
edit #2: oops! I should have read the whole thing before commenting on it. At the bottom:
> This story has been made into a book. For ebook and paperback, please click here.
Definitely just a marketing ploy.