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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A collection of short stories based around the theme of probability, chance and unlikely coincidence. Book Title: "In All Probability" & "Jumble Tales" Author: Steve Morris Published By: Pneuma Springs Publishing Age Recommended: 18 + Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard Raven Rating: 5 Review: These are two wonderfully delightful books by a man that has clearly had his own ups and downs in life. Steve Morris weaves tales of good fortune and hardship with a master storyteller's pen. I am use to anthologies that range from romance to horror and almost any other genre you can think of, but this is the first time I have read a book about the lot life can hand you and the good or bad that often comes with it. I'll admit I was skeptical going into these books but I was surprised to find the mixed bag of tales that both contained. These books prove that true life can often be just as wonderfully exciting, adventurous, and fantastic as tales woven from the gossamer fabric of fantasy. I will be looking for more to come from this UK Author! Read more: http://www.greatmindsthinkaloud.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board... Steve Morris book "Jumble Tales" consists of 18 short stories, each a few pages only. The book itself is flat enough to be hidden under my computer keyboard at work, to be perused during lunch break While all of his stories are well written (I enjoyed reading most of them), I normally judge a short story collection based on how memorable the stories art/ how much they make me think. So, to give a justification to the 4 stars awarded, I think that "Achilles", "Lock up your daughters" and "Time to think" are the pearls of this collection. The first is about how people are ruined by personal information used against them, the second about gender imbalance (which hit close to home as I have a daughter myself) and the last about a wrongly convicted criminal. If you're into short stories, or just need a quick get-away from reality I would recommend you have a look a Steve's book. The range of topics is wide enough that surely find something you like. no reviews | add a review
Hold on. Not so fast. Just when you think it's just another day.... An assassin with a unique technique, an almost-was soccer star and a bitter long-forgotten one-hit-wonder pop star are just a few of the random characters who turn up within the stories in this book. Each are loveable in their own different ways and are doing their very best to dodge Lady Luck's sadistic target practice. Heroes they are not. This all happens within "In All Probability" the first collection of Steve Morris' diverse short stories. And do they all live happily ever after?... No library descriptions found. |
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