Reviews

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures From the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We ... by James Kochalka, Clement Freud, Lemony Snicket, Jon Scieszka, Eli Horowitz, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Richard Kennedy, Sam Swope, Nick Hornsby, Jonathan Safran Foer, George Saunders, Ted Thompson, Jeanne DuPrau

sleepingnerd's review against another edition

DNF at 40%. These short stories just seem so boring to me thus far, and I discovered that the one by Neil Gaiman, which I was the most excited to read, is one I've already read in another short story collection of his. So, I'm just gonna stop.

cathiedalziel's review against another edition

3.0

Cute book full of short stories that will sometimes have you laughing out loud. Neil Gaiman has a story in here, but oddly, it was not one of my favourites.

There are some great lines found throughout the stories and some very strange tales.

I will write more later.

marcellemf's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

seapeanut's review against another edition

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things . . .: That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, ... So Maybe You Could Help Us Out (Mcsweeneys) by Nick Hornby (2005)

smoreno92's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition

2.0

A collection of short stories from the likes of Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, George Saunders, Jonathan Safran Foer and a bunch of people I didn't know. All the stories are quirky and weird, and all the stories are just okay. The one by Gaiman was less than okay, it was really annoying. I already forgot what most of the stories were about because they left that little of an impression.

The best part was the introduction by Lemony Snicket and the wonderful illustrations throughout the book.

zusy's review against another edition

2.0

The best part was the introduction and the title.

zhollows's review against another edition

3.0

The stories that are good in this collection are really good. There are also some other stories that were ok. None of them were bad though. Good read all in all.

sbbarnes's review against another edition

2.0

I found it kind of hard to tell based on the cover and blurbs that this was a kids' book; it's an easy read. A few of the stories are OK. Grimble, Sunbird and Monster, for instance. Some of them are really terrible. Particularly Nick Hornby's story, Small Country, is really not great. A shame, given it sets the tone for the whole book. It's like Hornby started writing a short story, got bored and ended it before adding in half of what should be in it. Why bother making a point of how bad the small country thing is and how his mom is misusing her power and then just...not actually go anywhere with that??

brisingr's review against another edition

3.0

Who would have guessed the title of a book might as well make up its whole review?

Bottom line: weird as fuck.