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Deborah (162 KP) rated Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons | 1972
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is a collection of short stories - I did think it was just one story! The Christmas at cold Comfort Farm story is set pre-flora Poste, but was still probably the best story in the collection. worth a read.
  
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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 21, 2017
And the Dylan Thomas prize goes to...Australian 'genius' Fiona McFarlane for her short story collection "The High Places".
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International Dylan Thomas Prize 2017

Launched in 2006, the accolade is the largest literary prize in the world for young writers at £30,000. The prize is named after the Swansea-born writer, Dylan Thomas.

Dog Run Moon: Stories

Dog Run Moon: Stories

Callan Wink

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A construction worker is chased through the night by a shady local businessman whose dog he has...

The Essex Serpent

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry

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Essex Serpent Strange News Out of Essex...'One of the most memorable historical novels of...

Cain

Cain

Luke Kennard

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The year is 2016 and Luke Kennard finds himself estranged from his family, his publisher and his...

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Pigeon: A Novel

Pigeon: A Novel

Alys Conran

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Iola and Pijin make up stories to test each other, stories of daring and adventure, of bad people...

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The Story of a Brief Marriage

The Story of a Brief Marriage

Anuk Arudpragasam

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Dinesh is a young man trapped on the frontlines between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers....

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Rainn Wilson recommended Big Cats in Books (curated)

 
Big Cats
Big Cats
Holiday Reinhorn | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This magnificently strange, moving and hysterical debut collection of short stories was, full disclosure, written by my WIFE! But I wouldn’t recommend so highly if I didn’t think it one of the very best short story collections."

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Ibram X. Kendi recommended Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick in Books (curated)

 
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
Zora Neale Hurston | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
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"This newly released short story collection, which includes some 'lost' tales, promises to bring laughter, sadness, introspection, fascination, fear, dreams—everything wondrous stories by wondrous storytellers delivers to life."

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David McK (3540 KP) rated The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in Books

Nov 24, 2023  
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (5 Ratings)
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Another collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, with this particular collection including the first mention of the 2 M'S: Sherlock's even-smarter (but lazy) brother Mycroft, and his arch-nemesis Moriarty.

This collection also includes (and ends with) the famous Reichenbach Falls short story, written when Conan Doyle was getting tired of the character, which was to leave so many readers desolate at the time of publication!
  
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Trevor Noah recommended The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More in Books (curated)

 
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Roald Dahl | 2010 | Horror, Young Adult (YA)
6.7 (3 Ratings)
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"I loved fantasy books as a kid. I lived in my head, and Roald Dahl was the best of the best. This short story collection was one of my favorites"

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ClareR (5849 KP) rated Normal Rules Don’t Apply in Books

Feb 25, 2025  
Normal Rules Don’t Apply
Normal Rules Don’t Apply
Kate Atkinson | 2023 | Contemporary, Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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9.0 (1 Ratings)
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I do like short stories, and this collection, Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson is exceptionally good.

It’s a collection of interconnected, quirky stories, set within different genres. Every story surprised me with how much I enjoyed it, it’s oddness, offbeat approach and sheer surrealism! I mean, I LOVE an odd story, and this collection most certainly delivered! I’m really glad I picked this book up!

Stand out story: The Void (it’s apocalyptic!).
  
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Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated Not Always a Bridesmaid Collection: Four Wedding Stories to Fall in Love with in Books

May 7, 2019  
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Not Always a Bridesmaid Collection: Four Wedding Stories to Fall in Love with
Sharon Kleve
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is a collection of four short stories, of weddings and falling in love. Each story has amazing characters which bring there own stories to the book. These are quick short stories, which make you feel good. Lots of romance, love and swoon worthy male characters.



Highly recommended collection

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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Natari (73 KP) rated The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance in Books

Jul 19, 2019  
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The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
Karen Chance, Trisha Telep | 2008 | Paranormal
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6.5 (4 Ratings)
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I bought this exclusively for Karen Chance (whose short story was about Tomas, my least favourite sexy vampire from her absolutely amazing Cassie Palmer series.)

It was a fun collection of good stories.
  
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Paulo Coelho recommended Fictions in Books (curated)

 
Fictions
Fictions
Jorge Luis Borges, Andrew Hurley | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
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"I read one of Borges’ short stories in a science-fiction magazine when I was 20, and I immediately fell in love with his style and his universe. Later on, I discovered that the short story, ‘The Babel Library,’ was part of this collection of short stories. Borges is the only South American writer all of whose books I have read and reread."

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