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A thought-provoking collection of contemporary short stories from the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award 2013.
Chris Beckett's thought-provoking and wide-ranging collection of contemporary short stories is a joy to read, rich in detail and texture. From stories about first love, to a man who discovers a labyrinth beneath his house, to an angel left alone at the end of the universe, Beckett displays both incredible range and extraordinary subtlety as a writer. Every story is a world unto itself - each one beautifully realized and brilliantly imagined.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published January 3rd 2018 by Atlantic Books
Fiction Short story
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My thoughts:
I do not know how to review this one. There are 21 one short stories spanned over 300 pages. Do the math. Maybe just review one here and there then. That I will do. Here are the best ones in the entire collection.
Cellar
What was up with this cellar? I need more info! How can there be a bottomless cellar?
The end of time
WOW. This one made me feel really really alone. Was it really worth it man?
Lake
Weird....he is really good at these short ones.
The Kite
How we miss things when they are gone. Is this a collection about loneliness? No happy ones so far.
The Steps
This one was good and about something horrible. That poor child...
Rage
Good point at the end, good point. And a sad one
Ooze
A creepy sea creature...
The man who swallowed himself
What the h? These are weird and good
Sky
Nice finish, though not a conclusion to that story, I think this one needs an entire book. I really want to know what's going on
So this was just a few of them. There are others dealing with people growing apart, lost chances and just taking a look at a moment in your life. Some are not a good, some are sad, some are weird, all in all making it one interesting collection of short stories. They all work perfectly just as they are, it's like walking by a window, looking in and moving on. You do not need to know what happened before you walked by, you are there now.
Conclusion:
A good and interesting collection
A good and interesting collection
