There is one thing that I adore about short story compilations
of a single authors' works. The short story compilations should be compulsory
reading before embarking upon the reading of a full book of the author. It’s
that a good selection of short stories gives you insight into the author’s
active mind. You see, where the full books are the masterpieces; short stories
are the scratch book, the working pad, the working canvas, of the artist. And,
short stories give the author the chance to try different writing styles.
FitzSimons explores the different writing styles very well. The book contains a number of sporting celebrity encounters, travel stories and historical accounts. There are also two obituaries – FitzSimons’ father early in the collection and his mother in the last of the stories.
The real treat was a story towards the end of the compilation. It was a rare gem in that it varied from all others. Indeed, it was a scientific contemplation. It was a deliberation on the consequences of the sun switching off.
“If the Sun Goes Out” addresses the impact upon life on earth of the loss of the Sun. It addresses in turn: loss of power, loss of food and loss of life. It is confidently, and poetically written – a tribute to a great author.
Note: for a dinner table challenge that stemmed from this book see this post.
Shalom,
Ozhamada
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FitzSimons explores the different writing styles very well. The book contains a number of sporting celebrity encounters, travel stories and historical accounts. There are also two obituaries – FitzSimons’ father early in the collection and his mother in the last of the stories.
The real treat was a story towards the end of the compilation. It was a rare gem in that it varied from all others. Indeed, it was a scientific contemplation. It was a deliberation on the consequences of the sun switching off.
“If the Sun Goes Out” addresses the impact upon life on earth of the loss of the Sun. It addresses in turn: loss of power, loss of food and loss of life. It is confidently, and poetically written – a tribute to a great author.
Note: for a dinner table challenge that stemmed from this book see this post.
Shalom,
Ozhamada
Note: all links good as at 7 March 2018
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