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Brilliant in its subtle absurdity, Cruel Shoes is a comedic tour de force. My parents had a copy when I was growing up (I actually think that the copy I have was theirs), and I always loved to thumb through and read a story every so often.

I am particularly fond of the title story, and "She had the Jugs." Soup folding is good, too. They are all short, to the point, and done at a point in Martin's career when he wasn't yet TOO full of himself.

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I laughed, I cried, I mumbo dogface in the banana patch!