The World's Shortest Stories: Murder, Love, Horror, Suspense, All This and Much More in the Most Amazing Short Stories Ever Written, Each One Just 55 Words Long
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Editor: Steve MossEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-02
ISBN: 0762403004
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
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Book Review: (0.1*5)+(0.1*3)+(0.7*2)+(0.1*0) = 2.2 stars
Summary: 2 Stars
As with any collection of short stories, there are good ones and there are bad ones. Given the incredibly difficult nature of these stories (55 words), the balance is tipped toward the bad. I'd say that 10% of the stories are awful, 70% are completely forgettable, 10% are good but utterly predictable, and 10% are truly worth reading.
In the case of the bad ones, I think it's often that the author tried too hard for the surprise twist and either ruined a great idea or ended up spelling out too much to the reader. The good stories don't explain everything, rather, they leave it up to the imagination and intelligence of the reader to understand the implications. I think a lot of writers do not give readers enough credit, and to be sure they get the point across they over-explain and beat the idea into the ground - ruining the story. The good ones are subtle and leave you with that, "Oh? OH!" feeling.
The few that are really good in this book are definitely worth reading, just be prepared to wade through a whole lot that are not. On the up side, they won't take you long, being as short as they are.
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Murder. Love. Horror. Suspense. All this and much more in the most amazing short stories ever written--each one just 55 words long! Imagine O. Henry's tales if he'd only had the back of a business card to write upon...Anthologies Books
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