false 45516201 2000775 535225 140007567X 9781400075676 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175613648m/535225.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175613648s/535225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/535225.The_Whole_Story_and_Other_Stories 3.84 130 Hotel World comes a collection of uniquely inventive stories that thread the labyrinth of coincidence, chance, and connections missed and made.

What happens when you run into Death in a busy train station? (You know he’s Death because when he smiles, your cell phone goes dead.) What if your lover falls in love with a tree? Should you be jealous? From the woman pursued by a band of bagpipers in full regalia to the artist who’s built a seven-foot boat out of secondhand copies of The Great Gatsby, Smith’s characters are offbeat, charming, sexy, and as wonderfully complex as life itself.]]> 68992 3.37 2530 491 2003 5 1 false Thu Feb 05 18:36:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 18:40:59 -0800 2009