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clare_tan_wenhui's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, this! I blitzkrieged through the book within less than a hour. The snappy black humour is this collection of flash fiction was brillant, plain brilliant! I've got to check out his other books.
jasonfurman's review against another edition
3.0
Another collection of extremely short stories from Dan Rhodes, these are very much in the style of his previous collection Anthropology. The form of the stories is actually somewhat more varied, in that those stories were all 101 words long while these range from a paragraph to a page. And many of the stories, taken individually, are enjoyable and interesting to read. But taken together, this new collection lacks the variety, depth and coherence of Anthropology. My review of that collection said the stories "amount to an anthropology of modern relationships, capturing the full range of emotions from funny to romantic to sad." In contrast, Marry Me is depressingly monotonous, with story after story about broken off engagements, divorce, affairs, superficial focus on looks, etc. Any one of them is fine--or even a novel length version of any one of them would have been fine--but dozens of separate stories all with the same point gets tedious and painful.
To give a sample, here is one of the stories, titled "Anniversary":
"On our first anniversary I held Maranatha’s hand, looked into her eyes and told her that even though I wouldn’t have thought it possible I loved her even more deeply than I had on our wedding day.
"‘It’s funny,’ she said. ‘I’ve gone completely the other way. Come to think of it, I’m amazed I’ve stayed as long as I have. There’s no way I’m going to be here next year.’"
To give a sample, here is one of the stories, titled "Anniversary":
"On our first anniversary I held Maranatha’s hand, looked into her eyes and told her that even though I wouldn’t have thought it possible I loved her even more deeply than I had on our wedding day.
"‘It’s funny,’ she said. ‘I’ve gone completely the other way. Come to think of it, I’m amazed I’ve stayed as long as I have. There’s no way I’m going to be here next year.’"
sawyerbell's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of 70+ quirky, whimsical and sometimes sad pieces of flash fiction about love, heartbreak and marriage. An excellent palate cleanser to read between longer books.
A sample:
SCIENCE:
I was delighted when my scientist girlfriend agreed to become my fiancée. 'This is the happiest moment of my life,' I said.
'Mine too,' she replied. 'I'm experiencing an unprecedented rush of dopamine and norepinephrine. Of course, the production of these particular neurotransmitters will decrease over time, but I have a pretty good feeling our vasopressin levels will remain adequate, and we'll be fine for the long haul. But never mind all that,'she said, taking off her goggles and unbuttoning her lab coat. 'What do you say we release a bit of the old oxytocin?'
A sample:
SCIENCE:
I was delighted when my scientist girlfriend agreed to become my fiancée. 'This is the happiest moment of my life,' I said.
'Mine too,' she replied. 'I'm experiencing an unprecedented rush of dopamine and norepinephrine. Of course, the production of these particular neurotransmitters will decrease over time, but I have a pretty good feeling our vasopressin levels will remain adequate, and we'll be fine for the long haul. But never mind all that,'she said, taking off her goggles and unbuttoning her lab coat. 'What do you say we release a bit of the old oxytocin?'
merissak's review against another edition
3.0
It’s pretty much an extension to Anthropology. I got really curious about Dan Rhodes after reading “Dont Tell Me The Truth About Love” which I absolutely adored!
I started hunting down his other titles - all the ones i could get my hands on. The stories in here were creative, i gotta say. Quite original and funny - though ive read some reviews from feminists who read it more literally, and they didnt agree with this point.
If you like the work on Simon Rich, then you’d probably enjoy this. The stories are short, mainly one or two pagers and it’s super light it’s easy to consume.
Great for mindless reading and a bit of a laugh.
I started hunting down his other titles - all the ones i could get my hands on. The stories in here were creative, i gotta say. Quite original and funny - though ive read some reviews from feminists who read it more literally, and they didnt agree with this point.
If you like the work on Simon Rich, then you’d probably enjoy this. The stories are short, mainly one or two pagers and it’s super light it’s easy to consume.
Great for mindless reading and a bit of a laugh.
thesgtrekkiereads's review
2.0
I'm still sticking with my initial comments halfway through the book.
won't take you more than half hour as most stories are really short.
Some felt repetitive. A couple of highlights only.
Not one of his best... quite disappointed. The quirky stories.. though a few earned the 2 stars.. the rest meh.
borrow it from the library or a friend who has it.
get his other stuff.
won't take you more than half hour as most stories are really short.
Some felt repetitive. A couple of highlights only.
Not one of his best... quite disappointed. The quirky stories.. though a few earned the 2 stars.. the rest meh.
borrow it from the library or a friend who has it.
get his other stuff.
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