I really like short short stories. There are tons of stories in this thin little book, some of them are only a paragraph long. It's great, because when they're bad, they've over, and when they're good, it's so great to read something so concise that can still be beautiful. That is more beautiful for being so short, even.
It's difficult to do though...and a lot of these stories fall flat, but a few are lovely so it was worth it for me to read through the rest. ( )

I bought this at Powell's in Chicago; my wife drove and I read a few stories aloud -- which isn't problematic as most of them were less than two pages and hilariously dry. I finished before we made it to Lafyette. I would read more of his work but have since grown immune to erratic impulses to flash effect. ( )

I've had this book on my bedside table for over a year. Maybe i just didn't want it to end. These short, acerbic, funny stories are really something special. Keret is very modern but at the same time evokes the spirits of Kafka and Bruno Schultz. Really great, unforgetable work. ( )

Not my fave Keret. Dark, dark, dark. Missing some of the humor. ( )

A collection of very short stories about topics such as all the city buses dying, the dream eating monster under the bed, a magician who suddenly has to drop the rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick from his act, whether one should trust an artist and if finding a copy of Gulliver's Travels in Iceland is a lucky thing. Nearly all the stories are surreal, lengths range from a few paragraphs to three or four pages, and the writing is original to the point of true oddness. I'm looking forward to reading more from Keret. ( )