Adventures With Alex

Tag: stories

  • BR241) “Half Wild” Book Review

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    Half Wild: Stories by Robin MacArthur. 3/5 rating. 207 pages. Book #8 of 2022. Read January 29, 2022. This is a collection of short stories about different people in Vermont. I picked this up because I’m trying to read more local authors. It also appealed to me with its ideas about the wild and its…

  • BR75) Palm-of-the-Hand Stories Book Review

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    Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata.  1/5 rating. Book #150 of 2019. Read December 31, 2019. What an absolutely horrendous way to end a successful year of finishing 150 books. If anyone ever offers you this book, RUN THE OTHER WAY!!! This book is a translation of Japanese short stories and I can only imagine that…