Sudden Flash Youth: 65 Short-Short Stories (Karen and Michael Braziller Books)

by Christine Perkins-Hazuka

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Presents a collection of short stories about significant moments which marked a turning point in the lives of young protagonists by such authors as Anne Mazer, Alan Stewart Carl, Dave Eggers, and Peter Bacho.

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A promising looking collection of short stories, although few end up sticking out in your mind. As to be expected with stories with less than a thousand words, all follow the same basic formula and are fairly predictable and unexciting. The authors try very hard to strike something deep and meaningful. Some do, others don't. Would recommend only to people who /really/ like short stories.

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