The Collected Short Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
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The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg contains twenty-seven short stories by a contemporary...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2072 KP) rated The Self-Working Trick (and Other Stories) in Books
Feb 2, 2022
While a couple of the stories don’t feature a crime, they still give us a great chance to see Eli in action and let us get some insight into his character. The rest of the stories feature a crime, often with a perfect puzzle that only makes sense when Eli uses his knowledge of the principles of magic to solve it. If you want to be fooled by magic, you’ll be happy to know that these principles are discussed in such a way that the solution to the mystery makes sense, but the specifics of how a trick works aren’t ruined. I love that. Fans will love getting these small glimpses of what else Eli has been up to between the big cases we’ve already read about. If you are new to the character, you’ll find the information you need to follow these cases with nothing from the regular novels spoiled. Most importantly, these stories are fun, with a few laughs along the way as well. This is a completely enjoyable short story collection.
Werewolves in Their Youth
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The second collection of short stories from the highly acclaimed author of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF...
Kristin (149 KP) rated Strange Little Girls in Books
Dec 7, 2018
The title definitely doesn't lie -- these are some STRANGE little girls. Each story is so different from the last, and they all suck you in and don't let up until the end. There are even a couple I could see being turned into at least a novella on their own, as I would love to read more about that particular girl's story.
Really interesting read, and since it's a collection of short stories, you can read a little bit at a time and not forget where you are.
5 stars
Cockfosters
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Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the...
Madame Zero
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From one of the most accomplished British writers working today, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted...
Fiction
The Gambler
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The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novella and six short...
Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories
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A new collection of stories, including some that have never before been seen, from the New York...
Science fiction
Debbie (52 KP) rated The Immigrant Brides Romance Collection in Books
Mar 20, 2019
The Immigrant Brides Romance Collection
9 Stories Celebrate Settling in America
By: Irene B. Brand; Kristy Dykes; Nancy J. Farrier; Pamela Griffin; Joann A Grote; Sally Laity; Judith McCoy Miller; and Janet Spaeth
Barbour Publishing, Inc
Barbour Books
Christian, Romance
Publish Dater 1 March 2019
444 Pages
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I read this book a little while ago so my review will be very short. It is also hard for me to review a short story collection. I did enjoy this book because it is historical fiction. The stories draw you in and you can feel what each character is going through. There are two stories that deals with Chinese immigrants and what they go through and how they are treated.
My favorite story is about an Irish immigrant who becomes a teacher. I love that her family was very supportive and how the young man who is interested in her helps her out also even though she doesn't give him the light of day.
I would recommend this book for you read.
Life Among the Terranauts
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Following her "marvelous" (Wall Street Journal) first novel, Caitlin Horrocks returns with a...