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monty_reads's review against another edition
4.0
A stellar collection of stories from one of my favorite writers. Boyle's work somehow manages to be both funny and suffused with dread. I'm not sure how he does it, but it's on full display here. The title story especially – about a lonely guy who falls in love with a waitress when he accidentally wins a deadly cat in a bet – manages to be both hilarious and heartbreaking. Brilliant stuff.
phoenicality's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not saying that these stories were bad, some of them were pretty good, but overall I was left unimpressed by the end of the book.
kiramekihoshi's review against another edition
Did not finish. Picked up from a Little Free Library, read a couple of stories, and decided that I found Boyle's stories and style uninteresting.
bearforester's review against another edition
3.0
A number of good stories, but there were a few that I didn't enjoy as much as most that I've read by him. Overall still a good collection of work. 3.5 stars
innatejames's review against another edition
3.0
There are glimmers in each of these stories that remind me why Boyle is one of my favorite authors. The man whose wife is whisked out to sea the day he professes his renewed love. The juxtaposition of an asteroid slamming into the earth and the possible abduction of a man's daughter. An attempt to save his friends from the police, forces a junkie to give up his habit. Such intriguing premises, but with every short story I felt like the closing sentences ended with an elipses or a breath. I suppose that's why I enjoy his novels more. There's time for him to flush out and linger upon his architectural characters.