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A review by levibaus
Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World by
4.0
Insightful. Interesting. Fun.
This book was a great first step for me into flash fiction. I heard about it from a friend and I was interested in finding out more about the genre and style. I appreciated the "Flash Theory" and quotes from various authors in the back to get other people's insight as to what flash fiction is. Plus, by reading through most of the shorts in the book, I have a much better idea about what this genre entails.
Throughout the book I was fascinated by the different stories and shorts people composed. I appreciated the international aspect of this book, it gave a great glimpse to world wide view points and characterizations. Obviously there were some shorts that didn't quite do it for me, but, overall, I found the stories to be unique and interesting. The authors put immense effort into saturating story throughout a few paragraphs and the effects is marvelous. I don't quite feel right giving a "starred" rating to the book, yet I loved the collection overall and am glad I gave it a shot.
There was a lot of fun packed into these pages. I liked the various themes I encountered. One improvement may have come in the form of a theme filter for the book, so that they were separated into some rough categories. But, at the same time, I liked how I would be surprised with each new story.
If you have yet to read any flash fiction, this would be a great place to start. I would definitely recommend you to read this, especially since it has stories from authors from around the world.
This book was a great first step for me into flash fiction. I heard about it from a friend and I was interested in finding out more about the genre and style. I appreciated the "Flash Theory" and quotes from various authors in the back to get other people's insight as to what flash fiction is. Plus, by reading through most of the shorts in the book, I have a much better idea about what this genre entails.
Throughout the book I was fascinated by the different stories and shorts people composed. I appreciated the international aspect of this book, it gave a great glimpse to world wide view points and characterizations. Obviously there were some shorts that didn't quite do it for me, but, overall, I found the stories to be unique and interesting. The authors put immense effort into saturating story throughout a few paragraphs and the effects is marvelous. I don't quite feel right giving a "starred" rating to the book, yet I loved the collection overall and am glad I gave it a shot.
There was a lot of fun packed into these pages. I liked the various themes I encountered. One improvement may have come in the form of a theme filter for the book, so that they were separated into some rough categories. But, at the same time, I liked how I would be surprised with each new story.
If you have yet to read any flash fiction, this would be a great place to start. I would definitely recommend you to read this, especially since it has stories from authors from around the world.