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midici's review against another edition
4.0
"When I leave here, I will be taking 51 percent of your souls with me. This will have strange and bizzare consequences for your lives. But more importantly, and I mean this quite literally: learn how to grow them back or you will die."
A man enters a bank one day and steals from each person the item they are carrying that means the most to them. Afterwards, each victim begins to experience very strange consequences. Some are dangerous, and some are fortunate. Some are slow, others very fast. No one is quite certain how to get thinsg back to normal.
Stacey, who has had her calculator stolen, begins to shrink.
I picked this book up on a whim, and read it in roughly a half hour. It's a tiny, entertaining read, and I was surprised to find it has some very beautiful illustrations as well.
A man enters a bank one day and steals from each person the item they are carrying that means the most to them. Afterwards, each victim begins to experience very strange consequences. Some are dangerous, and some are fortunate. Some are slow, others very fast. No one is quite certain how to get thinsg back to normal.
Stacey, who has had her calculator stolen, begins to shrink.
I picked this book up on a whim, and read it in roughly a half hour. It's a tiny, entertaining read, and I was surprised to find it has some very beautiful illustrations as well.
kianz_'s review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
mouse55's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
nainatai's review against another edition
4.0
Kafkaesque. Finally getting a hang of that genre. It makes a short, interesting read.
rntylr22's review against another edition
5.0
This short novel packs a whole lot of crazy, weird and whimsical happenings in 80 odd pages. I loved every minute of reading it, not to mention the great illustrations.
A thief walks into a bank and demands each person give him their most emotionally valued item (that they have at the time) . There are consequences to relinquishing these items and this story tells us what happens to those who give them up. Some are amazing, some tragic. All are wonderfully strange and fun to read.
A thief walks into a bank and demands each person give him their most emotionally valued item (that they have at the time) . There are consequences to relinquishing these items and this story tells us what happens to those who give them up. Some are amazing, some tragic. All are wonderfully strange and fun to read.
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
4.0
"The robbery was not without consequences. The consequences were the point of the robbery."
When a man in a purple hat walks into the bank with a loaded gun, it's not money he's after but an item of sentimental value from each victim. In the days following this odd robbery, weird things start happening. A tattoo comes alive, a woman discovers she's made of candy and our narrator's wife starts slowly shrinking.
The Tiny Wife is a tiny book, really more of a novella but it's a wonderful, surreal little fable. It manages to be both whimsical and macabre at the same time with an underlying message about taking your life for granted. Not only that, but it's illustrated too, in a shadow puppet style. I must admit that it was the cover design that drew me to the book in the first place.
When a man in a purple hat walks into the bank with a loaded gun, it's not money he's after but an item of sentimental value from each victim. In the days following this odd robbery, weird things start happening. A tattoo comes alive, a woman discovers she's made of candy and our narrator's wife starts slowly shrinking.
The Tiny Wife is a tiny book, really more of a novella but it's a wonderful, surreal little fable. It manages to be both whimsical and macabre at the same time with an underlying message about taking your life for granted. Not only that, but it's illustrated too, in a shadow puppet style. I must admit that it was the cover design that drew me to the book in the first place.
pewterwolf's review against another edition
3.0
Review Taken From The Pewter Wolf
What would happen if a robber burst into a bank and, instead of robbing it, he took an item of sentimental value from each person in the bank and, after that, the victims of this robbery started noticing that strange things are happening to them? Like finding God under the sofa? Or having your lion tattoo jump off your skin and chase you through the town? Or you wake up and discover your husband has turned into a snowman? Or, in Stacey Hinterland case, start to shrink, a little every day...
This has been classed as a modern-day fable and I can see why. It is short (80 pages according to Amazon) and there are simple (yet lovely) illustrations. The story is whimsical. However, some of you guys might think it's a bit too whimsical and, this feels like a fairy tale, I couldn't really figure out what the morale was (according to the review of Amazon, it's about taking life for granted).
If you want a fairy tale-like story to get you in the mood for all the fairy tale TV shows and films that will be coming our way, this might be up your street. But I would suggest going for the eBook version as it's cheaper than the real book!
What would happen if a robber burst into a bank and, instead of robbing it, he took an item of sentimental value from each person in the bank and, after that, the victims of this robbery started noticing that strange things are happening to them? Like finding God under the sofa? Or having your lion tattoo jump off your skin and chase you through the town? Or you wake up and discover your husband has turned into a snowman? Or, in Stacey Hinterland case, start to shrink, a little every day...
This has been classed as a modern-day fable and I can see why. It is short (80 pages according to Amazon) and there are simple (yet lovely) illustrations. The story is whimsical. However, some of you guys might think it's a bit too whimsical and, this feels like a fairy tale, I couldn't really figure out what the morale was (according to the review of Amazon, it's about taking life for granted).
If you want a fairy tale-like story to get you in the mood for all the fairy tale TV shows and films that will be coming our way, this might be up your street. But I would suggest going for the eBook version as it's cheaper than the real book!
amotisse's review against another edition
3.0
A funny and peculiar little book.
An unusual tale of theft, it's repercussions and hidden meanings
And quirky illustrations throughout.
It was strange in a cute way and kept me guessing and wondering.
An amusing distraction, easy to read, tiny like its title.
Perhaps it could be considered fantasy, though it is really simply...unusual.
An unusual tale of theft, it's repercussions and hidden meanings
And quirky illustrations throughout.
It was strange in a cute way and kept me guessing and wondering.
An amusing distraction, easy to read, tiny like its title.
Perhaps it could be considered fantasy, though it is really simply...unusual.