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Reading this rich and affecting anthology is a wild ride through humanity, a psychoemotional roller coaster that transports you from hope to death and back. It lifts you into a planetarium, drops you at a table in a Japanese restaurant, guides you into an octopus bar, lets you hide under a piano, leaves you shivering on Antarctica, and convicts you to a prison cell. The editors did a brilliant job in arranging the stories in such a way that you’re not thrown about too much from one extreme into
This is a very enjoyable collection of flash fiction that’s a worthy add to your library.
Like any collection of short stories, this one had some that were excellent, some that were expressive and beautiful, and some that left me wondering what they were even about. Goaded on my group of collaborative teacher friends, I'm hoping to encourage students to write a 100-word story about their lives, and I was looking for some mentor texts to read with the high school students. After reading through all of the stories in this book, the ones I noted, some of which can be found on 100wordsto...
Much like most collections of short stories I read, I really enjoyed some of the stories from this book while I cared little for others. What I love is the idea of the book, to have all these stories told in 100 words. I followed the links mentioned and looked at some of their picture prompts. I think I’ll try it out with my 5th graders.
Most of the stories felt just okay to me, but there were still several wonderfully brilliant ones. I guess overall, I'm not too much of a flash fiction fan. I would have loved it if all of them were nonfiction, but that's probably just because that's what I'm interested in writing. All in all, a great book to study for the short form. Has excellent examples to pull out for teaching.
The writing in this collection is a cut above, although some - but not many - of the stories didn't move me. It's almost a textbook in flash fiction writing, which is a genre that seems so easy (like haiku) yet is so hard to do well.
Inspiration, tacit guidance, learning from those who venture before me. "A quick read," - Me
Cool concept. A few stories I liked. A few stories I didn't understand at all. Most stories made me feel... meh.
I was desperately searching for some stories that would grab my attention, give a good twist, or spark my imagination, but unfortunately I didn't find any.
My favorites from this collection, in order of presentation:"Bob and Betty" by Molly Giles (p. 5)"Snapshots of a Crash" by Melanie Taylor Herrera (p. 11) [one with a form I think my students will be interested in trying to replicate]"Coffee Bean" by Oren Peleg (p. 16)"Fate on the Highway" by Karen Benke (p. 17)"Streets at Night" by Lee L. Krecklow (p. 23) [my number 1 favorite]"A Change of Clothes" by Robert Scotellaro (p. 30)"Thicker Than Water" by Jean-Luc Bouchard (p. 31) [my runner up]"Humpt...
An enjoyable quick read. I wanted to like it more than I did but, because there were stories from so many different writers, it didn’t grab me wholeheartedly. Some really great stories, some so-so ones but, overall, worth the read and the time.
Divine—like the reading equivalent of an irresistible piece of chocolate cake.
