No spoilers. I read reviews of this before getting it and decided from
the outset not to expect the brilliance of his later works. However, I
found every story whimsical, engaging and enjoyable. No, it's not going
to be like his later work, created when his writing muscles were at full
power BUT it's all there. The silliness, the fun, the oddity of an idea
you can feel could be pushed further into farce or to reveal
idiosyncrasies of the character and plot.
I finished the last
story and knew that I could take this down anytime and revisit, to enjoy and smile
- I am not done with this collection - which is not always the case
with some collections of short stories. With those you have read them,
enjoyed them and you have "done" his/her collection. Not this collection
- I will return for the quirkiness, the fun and the feeling of a writer
stepping forward into what he would become but still showing how
bafflingly funny and clever he can be; stretching his wings.
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