Reviews

The Book of Tbilisi: A City in Short Fiction by Gvantsa Jobava, Becca Parkinson

frogknitting's review

"Patagonia" is an insane story to end on. My favorite stories from this were "Precision," "Tsa," and "Uncle Evgeni's Game." 

internationalreads's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

As with any short story collection, there were some I loved and some I didn’t. But every story provided insight into Georgian society and culture. 

Favorites: On Facebook, Precision, Tsa

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Classism, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Sexism, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

erictlee's review against another edition

5.0

This short book of ten short stories about the Georgian capital can be read in an afternoon — and what a memorable afternoon that would be. These mostly young authors grew up in independent Georgia, and the stories they tell are all set during the post-Soviet era. Some are amusing, some sad, but all well-written and well translated. My personal favourite was Lado Kilasonia’s “The Bronx Tale A La Gold Quarter” which brought a smile to my face. Highly recommended.

whitedahlias's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0