Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Review: THE WRITING ON THE WALLS 2 by Amanda Linehan

A man quickly rushes through the crowd to meet his fate in “The Wallet.”

 
“Franklin” is a wry twist to Pet Cemetery.
 
 
Odd meaning could be reflected in “The Numbers.”

 
These stories are short, quick, and simple.  Perhaps they were a little too short as I would’ve liked a few to expand more on the story. I guess the truth was explicit when the cover indicated that these were “VERY SHORT stories.” In any sense, they were pretty good reads. These quirky tales were snippets of observation—some with a smidgeon of irony. This irony would’ve been more enjoyable if it had some type of ending to it. For instance, what was the point in “The Numbers?” 

The writing was good and the stories certainly had an interesting insight, but they were just too short. I wanted more of these fascinating tales.

 

My rating: 3 stars

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