Short-story
Small Things Review: You'll See It Coming, and the Ending Still Lands
- Sajjad
- Book Reviews
- 14 Sep, 2026
Some short stories work precisely because they don't try to hide the ball. Small Things tells you, more or less, where it'
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The Bookstore Keepers Review: Alice Hoffman Does More in 35 Pages Than Most Novels Manage
- Sajjad
- Book Reviews
- 14 Sep, 2026
Length is not the same thing as depth, and The Bookstore Keepers is the kind of short story that proves it in the most eff
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The One That Got Away Review: A Breakup Story That's Not the Romance It's Being Sold As
- Sajjad
- Book Reviews
- 14 Sep, 2026
Every element of the premise behind The One That Got Away is engineered to make you assume you know where it's going. A ma
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The Answer Is No Review: Backman's Frying Pan Satire Is Sharper Than You'd Expect
- Sajjad
- Book Reviews
- 12 Sep, 2026
A discarded frying pan shouldn't be able to hold up an entire short story, let alone say something true about modern life. [The Answer Is No](https:/
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