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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Last Wish in Books
Apr 13, 2018
Well written but didn't exactly hook me
I've read collections of short stories before but never have I cared less about what happened in them than I did here. The stories are loosely collated with an overall additional story over the top of them. The stories have something of a fairytale feel to them (one an alternate telling of Beauty and the Beast, another like Snow White gone bad, yet another has a tough of Rumpelstiltskin to it), but most invariably include some heaving cleavages and women that throw themselves at the hero.
The stories are well enough told but it may be the translation that left me struggling to concentrate on the story and my attention wandered. A very short book, this took me longer to read than it should have.
The stories are well enough told but it may be the translation that left me struggling to concentrate on the story and my attention wandered. A very short book, this took me longer to read than it should have.
Yoshi (40 KP) rated Zombies Vs. Unicorns in Books
Oct 29, 2018
This is the first book to actually crack me up in years. Even if you don't like all the stories, everyone is bound to find at least a few they enjoy (even if you just read the zombie stories). The zombie stories range from creepy to romantic to just plain hilarious, and because they're short they're a great pick-me-up at the end of the day. Due to the mature nature of some of the stories I wouldn't recommend this book for anyone who has not yet entered high school.
Broken Stories
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Broken Stories is a compilation of short stories and novelettes that accompanies the Broken World...
Post Apocalyptic Apocalypse Dystopia Dystopian Zombies
Julia Roberts recommended An Imaginative Woman in Books (curated)
starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated Curiosity Quills: Darkscapes in Books
Jan 30, 2018
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated White Zion in Books
Oct 7, 2020
3.5 stars. This is more of a collection of connected short stories than it is a novel, but it was really nicely written. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/12/20/connecting-jewish-worlds/
Merissa (11943 KP) rated The Embrace of Nature in Books
Dec 17, 2018
The title of this book is almost as long as the book itself! It is a collection of 5 short stories which are VERY short. The longest tale is the folk-tale of the Green Man which is tugging at my memory, I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before.
On the whole, an interesting read but it was just too short for me to actually "get into". I had finished it before I had even realised it.
Very good but needed more.
On the whole, an interesting read but it was just too short for me to actually "get into". I had finished it before I had even realised it.
Very good but needed more.
The Collected Stories of Gracie Paley
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Here are all Grace Paley's classic stories in one volume. Paley's quirky, boisterous characters and...
I'd Die for You: And Other Lost Stories
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anne Margaret Daniel
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I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Uncommon Type: Some Stories in Books
Apr 16, 2018
Such a multi-talented man
Tom Hanks is probably my favourite actor. I don't think he's ever been in a film that I haven't liked. So for me this book of short stories was a bit of a worry as id hate for it not to be as good as his acting.
Fortunately however, these stories prove that Hanks can write as well as he can act. The stories are very short, but detailed and witty and for the most part very interesting. Not a lot tends to happen in these stories, they seem to be more of a "day in the life of" but this isn't a bad thing because they're so well written that you still find the stories to be very entertaining. The only parts of this book I didn't like were the short columns from Hank Fiset, which to me seemed a little out of place and not as well written as the rest of the books.
This really proves Hanks is a good author and I'd love for him to write a full novel. Something like the story about regression would make a great novel.
Fortunately however, these stories prove that Hanks can write as well as he can act. The stories are very short, but detailed and witty and for the most part very interesting. Not a lot tends to happen in these stories, they seem to be more of a "day in the life of" but this isn't a bad thing because they're so well written that you still find the stories to be very entertaining. The only parts of this book I didn't like were the short columns from Hank Fiset, which to me seemed a little out of place and not as well written as the rest of the books.
This really proves Hanks is a good author and I'd love for him to write a full novel. Something like the story about regression would make a great novel.