Rezension

Two remarkable stories stand out

Amazing Mr. Morality - Appel Jacob M. Appel

Amazing Mr. Morality
von Appel Jacob M. Appel

Bewertet mit 3 Sternen

First and last stories are absolutely outstanding, while the rest is an OK mixture.

The Children’s Lottery
My favorite story of the collection, disturbing and thought-provoking. *****

Jury of Matrons
My least favorite story of the collection - this simply wasn't my cup of tea. *

Gable’s Whiskers
Simple, yet sentimental and sad. ***

Burrowing in Exile
It's a little bit funny...but then not too much.  **

Tracking Harold Lloyd
OK, but not very memorable to me. **

Next of Kith
Another sad piece about the ephemeral ways of life. ***

Right of Way
Kind of a coming-of-age story. ***

A Change of Plumage
Hilarious. ***

The Desecration at Lemming Bay
Another story I read but forgot about almost immediately after. **

The Amazing Mr. Morality
Now that was a great story again! *****

Overall, this was an interesting collection, different from my usual genres. Due to the fact that the author reused most of the names repeatedly in the different stories, I got the impression everything was connected, but it also added a certain level of confusion. While most stories already start to blur in my memory, I will definitely remember the first and last piece, which make reading this collection worthwhile.

(Thanks to LibraryThing and the author for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)