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Title: A completely entertaining collection of stories
Review: Author Nick Hornby has collected eleven first-person narrative short stories by mostly British writers (including one of his own) into a delightful, entertaining and almost completely satisfying addition to any short story library. First off is the cover art, of cake toppers and doll figures as personality icons. Inside are stories by authors made famous mainly by their novels, condensing their thoughts into short narrative prose.Helen Fielding of Bridget Jones' Diary fame is short and sweet in the story Luckybitch. Actor Colin Firth proves a worthy writer in The Depth of Nothing. My personal favorites are Last Requests by Giles Smith, and The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank, which manage to encompass the most depth in the least amount of space.I recommended this book for those who are both fans of the writers featured, or not familiar with their work, since this is a fabulous introduction.
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