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An enjoyable short story collection. I especially enjoyed Freeze, Hat Trick, and magician school and Hope They Die. I think that Keret does a great job setting the scene, and making you care for the characters in such a short space, but his dark humor didn't always land for me. It was certainly very dark! But I think there was also a lot of depth in his characterization. Very avante gard
depressing. sometimes happy. mostly not. shows you the f×××ed up world as it is.
The sweet and sour short fiction is good whenever you're in a spot of not being sure what to read next. It never fails.
I really enjoyed this but it was certainly darker than some of the other Etgar Keret stories I've read. I do really enjoy the through line of the dopey friend from childhood that the narrator often can't shake but loves anyway, always with the worst advice. Another good through line is the 11 year old version of Etgar who, stars in how own little dramas at school, begging girls to be his girlfriend, and misunderstanding pretty much everything that the adults are going through. Also dopey magicia...
One of my favourite Keret's collections and a good starting point to anyone who didn't read his work in the past. Witty, smart, sometimes dark, but almost always brilliant, short-short stories. Four stars out of five.
If you have not read Etgar Keret's work, you are missing out on a true original. This collection of super shorts has inspired many authors in the current generation of writers (this one included) to think outside the box and use language as a camera to capture the strange realities of the world.
i totally LOVED some of these stories and other just didn't do it for me. so some were 5s and some were 1s and 4 3 2 you get a 3!
I have enjoyed all of the Etgar Keret books I've read, and this one is no different. However, the fact that this one is no different is cause for some mild critical comment. These brief and plainly told tales are generally excellent on their own, but they can be difficult to recall later, because one spends so little time with them. I would be interested to read something of greater length from him, because I think his absurdist views and black humor have so much potential. The stories reach tow...
Etgar Keret is sharp and surprising. He concentrates a lot in very short stories that can make twists inside your head. I should read more by him, however, because this book, in spite of being brilliant, made me think about good copy writers and what are their work requirements. I'll be looking for Keret's soul.
Some of the stories I really liked, especially the one called "Breaking the Pig", but in general this book was too weird for me.
Lots of short short stories, many of them somewhat surrealistic but with their foot on the ground. I liked Keret’s biographical essays better in 7 Good Years.
Bits of darkness in all the bleakness with the occasional flash or beam of light...for someone else. Etgar Keret's collection of short, sometimes extremely short, stories cuts like jagged glass and without a doubt changes and reminds one of the power and potential of short fiction particularly, and fiction as a whole generally.The stories aren't universally brilliant, a few feel lifted from other sources with a some slight cosmetic changes in character name and setting, basically 'Israelized', b...
3.5 - unfinished good ideas. some i liked a lot some were half baked filled with geeky violence. I do recommand it though.
Was suggested to read Keret after a chat with a worker from Sexto Piso the Editorial who brought this author to Mexico and man it didn't disappoint at all. Loved a lot of his short stories though I might confess I cringed at a few of them but mostly it was a really good read. I’m really glad to have discovered this author … Dear friend from Sexto Piso thanks a lot from your recommendations
Darkly humorous and provocative; a combination of short stories that range from endearing to bizarre. I'm thankful for a recommendation that took me "off the beaten path" from my regular selections. Thanks Noa!
