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10 Short Stories You Must Read In 2011 (2011)

by Larissa Behrendt(Favorite Author)
3.06 of 5 Votes: 3
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review 1: Very interesting to read a collection of short stories when I have written so many myself. Most of them, though, failed to grab me. Interesting and well written without any wow factor. These Australian authors shave achieved what I aspire to. I have been criticized for ending some of my stories too abruptly. Unsurprisingly, the stories I liked most in had somewhat abrupt endings, or slightly up in the air endings. My faves were Pinata and The Existence of Women. I can recommend this collection of quite long short stories.
review 2: I'm not into horror and gore so Birmingham's story, while sharp and even oddly funny, wouldn't have made my top ten.Jessica Rudd's piece was delightful, in a quirky, poignant and clever way.Cate 's tale made me smile more than once,
... moreand reminded me of teenage volunteering i'd done in a nursing home. It was well structured with vivid, real characters.Bradley's was intense and hard-hitting. I found it disturbing, but an admirable piece of writing.More to come. less
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Ruku
A mixed bag, I particularly loved pinata and big knobs... hmm that just sounds wrong...
Ghaniya
Some good, some not so good. Jessica Rudd should go back to Politics.
Markie
I enjoyed a couple of the stories but most of them left me cold.
AdamsAddict
I liked Jessica Rudd's story. Mostly I was bored...
Nicolec
Some stories were good, some were a waste of time.
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