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toadgirlreads's review
3.0
Mehh I wasn't as crazy about this as I had hoped I would be. Some of the short stories in this collection I really loved--they were thought provoking, often heartbreaking, and filled with image-evoking word choices. Most of the stories though, I felt isolated because of their brevity and how reliant they were upon a culture I know little about. That paired with absurdity made for a good handful of stories that I didn't quite "get."
kilgore_trout's review
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mobyskine's review
4.0
Sangat-sangat wild imagination. Short, simple, crazy, funny, brilliant (but strange and tragic and weird). Hahaha.
Recommended to all human being.
Recommended to all human being.
metallicbranch's review
4.0
Honestly, I don't think this collection is nearly as good as The Nimrod Flipout, but it's still insightful, playful, and human.
mariaellabetos's review
4.0
Amazing flashes of fiction that you can ingest while ordering a takeaway sandwich or while drinking a hot cup of coffee.
howifeelaboutbooks's review
3.0
A collection of short stories translated from Hebrew. Some were bizarre, some were touching, but I enjoyed pretty much all of them. I wonder how much meaning was lost in translation. This is just something I wonder in general, because as I said, these stories still worked. I have another collection by Keret to read, and I'm eager to see if his style is consistently bizarre and amusing.
bookofcinz's review
3.0
I have a thing for short stories and Keret does a really great job of taking you all over the place with one book. The shorts were short, quirky, eccentric and hilarious at times.
A short interesting read.
A short interesting read.
strawberrylane's review
3.0
This collection is unique in that the stories are super short - only a couple pages long on average. And for some of his strange ideas, this is the perfect length; they remind me of dream fragments that are fascinating when experienced while you sleep, but which grow dull if you try to describe them aloud when you wake up - by keeping the stories super short he conveys his thoughts but doesn't try to overwork them. However, for many of the stories, the short length prevents them from developing into anything compelling - just as they start to catch your attention, they're over. Ultimately, although I enjoyed his style and phrasing, I only loved a few of the 46 stories in the collection (and actively disliked more than I loved). So I'd give this a limited recommendation for people who find the concept of mini-stories interesting and who don't mind breezing through some duds in order to find and appreciate the standouts.