false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170542067m/60424.jpg 60424 4 <div><div><div><div><b>From Israel&#8217;s most popular and acclaimed young writer&#8212;&#8220;Stories that are short, strange, funny, deceptively casual in tone and affect, stories that sound like a joke but aren&#8217;t&#8221; (Yann Martel, author of <i>Life of Pi</i>)</b><br></div></div><div> </div><div>Already featured on <i>This American Life</i> and <i>Selected Shorts</i> and in <i>Zoetrope: All Story</i> and <i>L.A. Weekly</i>, these short stories include a man who finds equal pleasure in his beautiful girlfriend and the fat, soccer-loving lout she turns into after dark; shrinking parents; a case of impotence cured by a pet terrier; and a pessimistic Middle Eastern talking fish. A bestseller in Israel, <i>The Nimrod Flipout</i> is an extraordinary collection from the preeminent Israeli writer of his generation.</div></div></div> 58785 2004 The Nimrod Flipout: Stories total:670|5:183|4:271|3:169|2:43|1:4| 670 2596 1036 131 4 3 false false Fri Jun 06 00:29:39 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 22:09:17 -0700 2008 after reading: Right, here is the thing about short stories: I just don't like them. And here is why: short stories (like long stories) are either good – and you wonder why the writer didn't just keep writing because now you are really interested in these characters/this scenario/the voice/whateve...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:57:33 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:57:46 -0700 2007
Etgar Keret is now on my ...more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 16 09:32:17 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 16 09:35:34 -0800 2007
Young Israeli men, their penises, lovers, pets, and business deals are the subjects of this collection of short and very short short stories. Keret speeds through the lives of his lonely ch...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 11:30:57 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 11:31:37 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Fri Mar 21 06:56:34 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 06:30:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 06 14:30:51 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:04:37 -0700 2009
I am at a loss for how to describe Etgar Keret’s work to those who’ve yet to have the pleasure. To comment merely on his stories brevity – the longest I believe comes in at perhaps eight pages and thirty ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 05 23:48:35 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 23:58:17 -0800 2009 I'm more interested in Goodreads as a way to share enthusiasm and excitement than I am in a network of Pedagocial Pedigree.
So... If you like short st...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 04:43:58 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 21:21:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 06 19:27:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 19:28:12 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 18:55:37 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 04:49:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 14:27:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 14:28:56 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 13 00:34:40 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 19 19:09:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:19:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:18:53 -0800 2009
To anyone who hasn't yet read Keret, I would recommend reading the stories in bits and pieces, and not rushing through the ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 05 05:08:25 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 05:09:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 09 14:33:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:33:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:50:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:56:25 -0700 2009
The best story in the collection is the title story, The Nimrod Flipout, which is the third or fourth story. Its ending is abrupt and surprising but perfect - it's a good example of Keret's overall writing style, which defi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 10 10:37:38 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 16:46:24 -0800 2009 The fish shut up again and so did I. Almost a minute later, it added, "Never mind, forget it, I'm depressed."

Halibut was probably my favorite story and I must remember to order the talking fish next time I eat out... though in my case it will probably be a talking crab since I ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 28 08:52:32 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 06:33:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 07 19:57:51 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 13 08:42:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 13:38:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 20:36:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=60424