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Title: Ironic Humor, Exquisite Details
Review: This collection of short stories, translated from French, brims with abrupt scenes, cliffhanger endings that are often ambiguous, shifting points of view, and close-up dialogues between well developed characters. Gavalda's stories ring with understated humor, humor often developed through very small details: the line of pork products sold by a doomed narrator, the precision of a country veterinarian living an ordinary life, descriptions of lingerie, particular items of furniture acquired in elaborate anticipation of becoming a couple.Like an assortment of rich, hand-made chocolates: you don't want to finish.
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