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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Summary: A most excellent tease.
Review: This book is a refreshing little dip for an author looking for some snap. About one in four are really good one way or the other. It's a neat little literary field trip and a great conversation starter. I am pleased to add it to my library.

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Summary: Fascinating
Review: This book is meant to be "read" in print, not listened to on a tape. I love books on tape and I adore Frank Muller, but this is a book to savor with the eyes. It certainly makes one want to try and "do it;" write one of these brilliant stories!

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Summary: Fascinating
Review: This book is meant to be "read" in print, not listened to on a tape. I love books on tape and I adore Frank Muller, but this is a book to savor with the eyes. It certainly makes one want to try and "do it;" write one of these brilliant stories!

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Summary: Very Good!
Review: This book was so inspirational that I plan to submit some 55 Fiction for the next version.

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Summary: Some Hit, Some Miss!
Review: This collection of the world's shortest stories (as with most collections and anthologies of shortest stories) is a "hit or miss" collection. Basically, this means that while some of the stories are clever, others are flat-out duds. Most of the story's cleverness relies on unsuspected plot twists and ironies in the ending, thus making for an amusing read but bringing little to the table in the world of quality literature. Some of the stories are simply too minimilistic to have any emmotional impact on the reader, and others are very cliche and border on poetry. Instead of buying this book or any collection of "shortest" fiction, I would suggest seeking out specific authors who are masters of the shorter story, such as Raymond Carver. While none of Carver's stories are as short as 55 words, just one of his good shorter stories ("Popular Mechanics," for example) will pack a more poignant punch than any of the stories in this collection -- combined.

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Summary: Like candy
Review: Wonderful little treats, each one of them. Like nibbling at candy. I tried to read just a few at a time, to savour the experience, but they were just too addictive. I have just bought the second in the series, and I can't wait to get it!

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Summary: Like candy
Review: Wonderful little treats, each one of them. Like nibbling at candy. I tried to read just a few at a time, to savour the experience, but they were just too addictive. I have just bought the second in the series, and I can't wait to get it!