A review by biblioholicbeth
Mr. Bones by Paul Theroux

4.0

I'm not usually much of a short story reader, preferring the world-building that can be done in a novel. However, I was intrigued by the description of the book, so I decided to try it anyway. I must say, I did enjoy it. The description isn't kidding when it says that the stories within are "dark" - the title story was sad and sorta creepy all at the same time. The Long Story Short was different, but interesting. Many of the characters within the stories are those that generally get overlooked in life, and they know it. And when fate changes things up, sometimes a dark side they never knew existed emerges and things get strange.

I was pretty impressed by Theroux's storytelling. The short story can be challenging for many writers, but these were quite well done. I will definitely be looking for more of his work.