Book Details:
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
Read: December 2017
Synopsis:
A flamboyantly dressed man enters a bank and proceeds to commit a most curious robbery. Rather than demanding money or jewelry, he asks each of his thirteen victims to surrender that which they hold most valuable: a calculator, a cheap watch, photographs of children, a copy of The Stranger, and so on. The lives of the robbery victims then begin to come apart in otherworldly yet strangely fitting ways, forcing them to discover and claim that which is truly valuable to them before it’s too late. The Tiny Wife, the latest work of contemporary wonder from bestselling and award-nominated author Andrew Kaufman, is an imaginative and inspiring display of pure storytelling.
My ThoughtsI read this book shortly after reading Carys Bray’s collection of short stories, Sweet Home, which have deliciously morbid and bizarre stories dealing with human emotions and wasn’t expecting my next read to be along similar lines.
I picked up this book while perusing the shelves at the library and since I had been trying to read 30 books in the month of December and also trying to read more Canadian authors by the end of the year, I thought this tiny little book would be perfect. Like usual, I didn’t read anything about it before diving in and as it turned out, this book was perfectly delightful in its strangeness and fairytale way of writing.
This book could be read in less than a couple hours and I almost encourage you to try and read it in one sitting. It was such a unique story and I had no idea where it was going until the very end when it all made sense. I’m actually kind of sad that I didn’t buy this book because it was fun and sad and really a book about facing problems. It deals with human emotions and the things we try not to say.
I definitely recommend this little Canadian book and plan to read more Andrew Kaufman in the future!
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