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Title: nice try
Review: If the author is (very)young and just beginning a writing career, then these short stories are somewhat forgivable. If the author has been writing for years, then it's time to get a real job. The plots are not at all original or clever; combined with the writing style, I was left with the impression that a precocious high school student might have written them. When I turned a page of the Kiribati story and realized that the story had ended, I actually laughed out loud and thought, "That's it???" It's not that the stories are bad, it's just that they lack any relevance or substance, anything to make them stand out.
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