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A good one

Revisado: 04-23-23

This Audiobook is a love letter to Saturday Night Live, and to readers who love Romantic Comedies.
The story is built around one work week, of a cynical comedy writer, which included an unexpected romantic encounter gone wrong. Jump two years later and meet the characters during homebound by Covid restrictions,
The lead character was relatable and funny (much more relatable than previous Curtis Sittenfeld protagonists), The story was touching and fun.
This is now my second favorite CS book (after Prep).

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Nostalgic, lovely, story.

Revisado: 02-01-18

Nicely written story about holding on to the past.
The Characters are very well drawn, and the story is touching.
I had to stop listening several times, so i could listen to the recommended music pieces.

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Goodread if you like dark and disturbing satire

Revisado: 03-08-15

Listened to this one, thank to the review of Jim "The Impatient", here in audible, otherwise its not likely i would have ran into this authors work.
The Novella, is good, and very well written. It's a satire about pshychological analysis of welfare, and ridicolous attempts of eduated people to re adapt fairness.
The protagonists charachter was very well written (disturbingly well written).
Narration - impacable.

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Impressive Debut

Revisado: 03-04-15

I am not a short story collection fan. Short stories and Novellas require the most precise editing and have to be master written, in order to become memorable.
I gave this collection a chance, as it turned out to be a pleasent introduction to a new voice.
The collection buildup from one story to another, reminded me a bit of Alice Munro's "Runaway", but Katherine Heiny's voice is unique.

Some of the stories were disturbing - looking into the superficial focus in day to day life details, while missing any content or purpose. those stories criticized and showed empathy at the same time.

The trilogy novella - starting with "Single, Carefree, Mellow" - was touching and funny at times.

The Rhet Buttlers - started as amuzing but turned out to be deeply distressing.

The narration was flawless.

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Includes 3 great short stories

Revisado: 02-12-15

I am a big fan of Margaret Atwood's work, and appreciate everything she writes, but in my opinion this is not her best work.
I didn't enjoy the entire collection, but it had its moments, thanks to the connection between the stories (revnge, looking back, connection between fantasy writers and their inspiration or themes).

There are also two exceptional stories included in this collection +one enjoyable nostalgic story for M. Atwood's fans.

I Dream of Zenia... - a retrospect/ revisit of the book The Robber Bride (funny and very well written)

The Dead Hand Loves you - a very amusing story, about a glorified horror writer, looking back at his inspiration and planning to take revenge on his past flat mates.

Torching the Dusties - best story included in this collection, and deserves entery to Atwood's hall of fame work. smart and disturbing story including a distopian view of old age.
brilliantly told and memorable.

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Already a Classic!

Revisado: 01-15-15

I read this book as a teenager, and appreciate it so much more now.
It is a difficult read for teenagers, due to the harsh subject it deals with, but after adopting a realistic approach, i enjoyed the comic writing, and couldn't help admiring the writer on the exposure.

As many other readers, i fell in love with the Fatman, and his description of the " House of God Rules". laughed out loud, many times, especially during the tutorial on the benefits and disadvantages of non patient care medical fields.

The Narrator did a very good job.

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Excellent book, wonderful narration

Revisado: 10-26-14

The Meaning of Night is a facsinating homage to Wilkie Collins, which includes a captivating mystery of identity and revenge.
Very well written, i much enjoyed the narration, and by the time i reached 2.5 hours of listening, i was deeply sunk into the mystery.
After reading chater 1, I had a serious moral difficulty following the story, as it exposes the reader to the worst possible crime. I considered quitting altogether. But, the book was so well written, and kept me listening and reading to find out the entire story behind this unforgiveable crime.

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Sharp and enjoyable

Revisado: 06-10-14

This book reminded me of my favorite Kate Atkinson novel -Behind the Scenes at the Museum, but in many aspects Life After Life is even better written and developed.
As noted by previous reviewers, the book is about a British Woman, nee 1910, that gets to live her life over and over again, while in each round we get to discover more about her family, her surroundings, her emotions.
The story itself is very well written and creats a very good starting point for readers imagination to run wild,

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And now for something completely different

Revisado: 02-10-14

I have to say, i was extremely sceptic when i started listening. when i was listening to the first few stories, the main impression was - come on - Alice Munro writes great literary short stories, The Curious case of Benjamin Button, is a brillian Novella, and F.S.F wrote more of those, why am i wasting my time on something that sounds like materials for a really funny, but still, at most a comic TV series?

When i reached a story about a dating war lord and a story about John Grisham, i started laughing out loud, and got other people to listen in with me.
As of the Artifical intelligence story, i started truely appreciating the writing (for more than some short sketch writing).

So for sceptic literature lovers - this is not F.S.F, or Alice Munro, or Raymond Carver, it's different, completely different.
Contemporary, i would say :-)
Touching, relevant, talks to the reader.
Most importantly - despite my reservations, i truely enjoyed the listen. (as the previous reviewer said, there's also a benfit of a brilliant performance, feels like it was written for an audio recording).

on a side note, the 3rd story - "no one goes to heaven to meet...." reminded me of a book i read by an Israeli Author - "The World of the End".

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Fascinating Debut

Revisado: 01-01-14

Very well written debut novel. I expect most reviewers would say the book is foremost a homage to The Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany's, but in addition to the tribute, the stroy in itself is fascinating.
You could say that while trying to follow the tradition of these great American writers Towels might be lacking in ingenuity, but I personally think that a writer should be a reader, at first. and when a writer pays tribute to his favorite novelists, it doesn't necessarily mean, he is giving up his own voice.
I much enjoyed this book in it's own, and the tribute to these great writers was a much enjoyable bonus.
Readers who love New York as i do (without ever living there), will be touched, by the referance to "Autumn in New York".

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