Book Review – ‘Rebel’s Sketchbook’, Rupert Dreyfus
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Short stories are, for me, an undervalued medium in literature. Many of the great literary figures have at some point written short stories, but they often take a back seat to longer and famous works. J. G Ballard and Malcolm Bradbury are no exception to that rule, but in my opinion their short stories are their best works…. So, as you may have guessed I like short stories and was very interested to read ‘Rebel’s Sketchbook’…. I was not to be disappointed.
Rupert clearly has a vivid imagination that he has managed to distil into a funny, nasty, contemporary, and original piece of work. They way that the stories interweave with each other makes Rebel’s Sketchbook much more than just a ‘collection’ of short stories.
There is all kinds of things going on in these stories. It is the literary equivalent of sitting in the space port bar in Mos-Eisley…
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