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A review by armanbeer
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories by Etgar Keret
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Stories here are small except one (Kneller's happy campers). Some have interesting narrative and others are weird. These stories are dark and has an interesting arc to it, Keret provides a vision to few of the most interesting things through these short stories.
The story about bus driver who wanted to be god - 3⭐
This story about bus driver who had his ideals and didn't wait for someone was good and I liked it.
Goodman - 4⭐
This story was good with someone with first person perspective, and presented nicely.
Hole in the wall - 4⭐
Someone made fool out of Udi at the end as we know and I didn't see it coming.
A Souvenir of hell - 2⭐
People from hell were visiting this girl's stop and she was attached, but last part was really not making sense to me at all in this story.
Uterus - 3⭐
Very very weird of course and only just ending made sense to me complete but I think uterus is only a metaphor here that is about woman's space in her family in actually.
Breaking the pig - 5⭐
This story was quite simple and I loved it coz of the perception of the child with which it was written, and how upbringing means to child sometimes. This one was beautiful.
Cocked and Locked - 4⭐
Homo is the theme of the story as I can understand and how a person rages through embarrassment was described nicely.
The flying santinis - 5⭐
So innocent, beautiful and serene, like I can think the story before and ahead. I was able to imagine each scene clearly.
Korbi's girl - 4⭐
This gave us insight into people who we see doing activities we don't understand and their feelings are similar to ours.
Shoes - 4⭐
In this, the boy was into the views of the old man and wanted to follow it blindly, this can be about children's brain can be white washed to follow something from the very start.
Missing kissinger - 3⭐
This has the most interesting way of storytel, but plot wasn't that new to me.
Rabin's dead - 4⭐
Very twisted tale but it was good with some suspense.
Plague of the firstborn - 3⭐
It was good like I can imagine it to be a complete story but why Abdu wasn't firstborn I am confused. Otherwise good one.
Siren - 5⭐
There was so much in this short story - bullies, jealousy, everything that is a part of a high schooler.
Good intentions - 4⭐
This was so clear, not like other stories where I had to guess. Grace being good for no reason lol and shooter not shooting, well noice
Katzenstein - 5⭐
Lol there is change in the stories I see and this is the funniest yet.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Alon Shemesh - 4⭐
Woooh a suspense bit, this was good, all of them disappearing I wonder what is it.
Jetlag - 4⭐
We didn't get our happy ending even though it was one
The son of the head of the mossad - 4⭐
Being compared with others, and bullied in the end, story implies the violent end to the story, giving context of how someone is lead to do something
Pipes - 4⭐
The theme of not fitting in and making your won way can be seen in this story
Kneller's happy campers - 3⭐
The longest story had people who performed suicide and had angel which was interesting. But it was good in daily manner and the narration.
One last story and that's it - 4⭐
This was really good.
The story about bus driver who wanted to be god - 3⭐
This story about bus driver who had his ideals and didn't wait for someone was good and I liked it.
Goodman - 4⭐
This story was good with someone with first person perspective, and presented nicely.
Hole in the wall - 4⭐
Someone made fool out of Udi at the end as we know and I didn't see it coming.
A Souvenir of hell - 2⭐
People from hell were visiting this girl's stop and she was attached, but last part was really not making sense to me at all in this story.
Uterus - 3⭐
Very very weird of course and only just ending made sense to me complete but I think uterus is only a metaphor here that is about woman's space in her family in actually.
Breaking the pig - 5⭐
This story was quite simple and I loved it coz of the perception of the child with which it was written, and how upbringing means to child sometimes. This one was beautiful.
Cocked and Locked - 4⭐
Homo is the theme of the story as I can understand and how a person rages through embarrassment was described nicely.
The flying santinis - 5⭐
So innocent, beautiful and serene, like I can think the story before and ahead. I was able to imagine each scene clearly.
Korbi's girl - 4⭐
This gave us insight into people who we see doing activities we don't understand and their feelings are similar to ours.
Shoes - 4⭐
In this, the boy was into the views of the old man and wanted to follow it blindly, this can be about children's brain can be white washed to follow something from the very start.
Missing kissinger - 3⭐
This has the most interesting way of storytel, but plot wasn't that new to me.
Rabin's dead - 4⭐
Very twisted tale but it was good with some suspense.
Plague of the firstborn - 3⭐
It was good like I can imagine it to be a complete story but why Abdu wasn't firstborn I am confused. Otherwise good one.
Siren - 5⭐
There was so much in this short story - bullies, jealousy, everything that is a part of a high schooler.
Good intentions - 4⭐
This was so clear, not like other stories where I had to guess. Grace being good for no reason lol and shooter not shooting, well noice
Katzenstein - 5⭐
Lol there is change in the stories I see and this is the funniest yet.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Alon Shemesh - 4⭐
Woooh a suspense bit, this was good, all of them disappearing I wonder what is it.
Jetlag - 4⭐
We didn't get our happy ending even though it was one
The son of the head of the mossad - 4⭐
Being compared with others, and bullied in the end, story implies the violent end to the story, giving context of how someone is lead to do something
Pipes - 4⭐
The theme of not fitting in and making your won way can be seen in this story
Kneller's happy campers - 3⭐
The longest story had people who performed suicide and had angel which was interesting. But it was good in daily manner and the narration.
One last story and that's it - 4⭐
This was really good.