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The Next-to-Last Time I was Shot Out of a Cannon (and other often strangely fantastical stories)

Fly Already by Etgar Keret

June 8, 2021 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

One of many things I like about my current book club is that the choosing of titles is a collaboration (involving initial nominations and then a round of voting) to determine our reads for the full year.  As a result, the books are a mix of things I have heard of (and want to read and/or have read) and books/authors that are totally unknown to me.  This book of short stories by Etgar Keret, an Israeli author, falls into the latter category. After the first […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: book club, Etgar Keret, Israeli authors, short stories

Jenny S's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: book club, Etgar Keret, Israeli authors, short stories ·
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Laugh so Loud at the Coffee Shop that the Guy Next in Line Spills His Drink (CBR11 Bingo: The Collection)

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

August 18, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

The bizarre come home to roost in Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory. Fleeting daydreams turn into years long stunted relationships, science goes too far into US history, dogs navigate the meaning of “good” and “bad”, entire stories are told in the span of half-sentences, and a Minions watch holds new and aching power. The wordplay, absurdity, and bone-deep ennui of Bob-Waksberg’s previous creation, Bojack Horseman, are ever present and ready to build you up and tear you back down to the ground. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Anxiety, Bojack Horseman, cbr11bingo, dark humor, dramedy, Etgar Keret, magical realism, Microstories, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, short stories, The Collection

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Anxiety, Bojack Horseman, cbr11bingo, dark humor, dramedy, Etgar Keret, magical realism, Microstories, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, short stories, The Collection ·
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