Absurd, yet so good (Book Review - David S. Atkinson's Not Quite So Stories)
Title : NOT QUITE SO STORIES Author : David S. Atkinson Publisher : Literary Wanderlus LLC Pages : 166 Genre : Absurdist Literary Fiction The stories of David S. Atkinson's Not Quite So Stories are, for want of a better word, weird. They are not your typical short stories and they are certainly not what I had expected. So, the 'not quite so stories' are weird, atypical and unexpected. And I enjoyed reading them. Read between the lines and you'd be surprised by their depth. Read them superficially and they are 'absurd'. The author's dedication for this book is "For Shannon, who graciously puts up with my absurdities and loves me anyway. Also for every third person named Fred." When I re-read the dedication after having read the book, it held more meaning. Thus my use of the word 'absurd'. The stories are very well-written. The humor, the emotions, the terror - it is all subtle. The paradox is that e...
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