Sudden Stories: The MAMMOTH Book of Miniscule Fiction

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Summary: once again, the genius of TOM BRADLEY carries an anthology
Review: This whole book is a sheer marvel and delight--and, as usual with the many anthologies in which his uncanny writing appears, the pole star, the capstone, the cynosure of every eye, is TOM BRADLEY'S bit, "Hugh of Provo." In a few dozen words it manages to be horrifying and hilarious, as the little neighbor girl "seeps through the drapes in vaporous form" and reintegrates on Tom's chest, to whisper offputting things in his ear. Dinty Moore is to be congratulated and envied (he will definitely be remembered) for publishing TOM BRADLEY.

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Summary: Captivating, interesting, and entertaining!
Review: While all the stories are brief, they're not for readers with short attention spans. Many of them are truly sudden. That is, they take you by surprise and give you a new way of looking at the whole idea of "brevity." Let's face it: most of life takes place in tiny moments, and the best stories here capture that to a "t." I give this fine and fun book "only" four stars because some of the pieces don't really seem like fiction but read instead like so-called "creative non-fiction" or the infernal memoir. In any case, buy, read, and enjoy!