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Captivating stories by Gene Kendall to charm and entertain you.
Ten Tiny Tales is a great collection of short stories with a big impact. The stories cover life with an interesting twist. Realistic tellings of surreal ideas and circumstances. An intense guy who ruins his life over a mundane job, a father who wants to commit a murder for his daughter when all she wants is the opposite. Captivating stories by Gene Kendall to charm, surprise and entertain you long into the night. Recommended for read ...more
Ten Tiny Tales is a great collection of short stories with a big impact. The stories cover life with an interesting twist. Realistic tellings of surreal ideas and circumstances. An intense guy who ruins his life over a mundane job, a father who wants to commit a murder for his daughter when all she wants is the opposite. Captivating stories by Gene Kendall to charm, surprise and entertain you long into the night. Recommended for read ...more
I have now read several of Gene Kendall’s books and stories and I have learned that he is a very talented and creative author. I have enjoyed most of his works and found his books mostly very good to excellent. Now having read two of his anthologies, however, I find it is in his short stories that his writing skills truly shine. ‘Ten Tiny Tales’ is a collection of outstanding stories about everyday people that face existential challenges, or mundane circumstances, which show the world who they a
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I read the "Quotidian Struggle" by Gene Kendall. The story, which is nearly all dialogue, made me wonder about the differences between a work that is complete dialogue that is called a story and a work that is complete dialogue that is a play. Not much I, I suppose. Perhaps the way the speakers are introduced each time they say something (colons versus quotation marks) and a little bit of a stage direction here and there.
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Why do I bring this up? I think because whenever an author gets you to sta ...more
The author writes the mundane beautifully, a series of short stories that are artistically presented and executed in a way that is thoroughly enjoyable. Others have commented on the stories feeling highly efficient in their telling, but they still linger on the relevant details and descriptions that a good novel would too. A great read.
Gene Kendell's writing is excellent. Each story is unique. Some stories are touching and one is clearly experimental in nature. My favourite stories would have to be Something Inevitable and The Family Friendly Radio Edit. I also enjoyed Most Likely to Succeed. For me, weaker stories were the Quotidian Struggle and Dull Darlene and Rebellious Renee. There's something for everyone though, some excellent characterisation, drama, thriller and morality.
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A Quirky, Thoughtful Collection
Ten Tiny Tales is a clever and often surprising set of short stories that walks the line between heartfelt and offbeat. Gene Kendall has a knack for finding the strange in the ordinary, with characters who feel oddly familiar and situations that twist just when you think you know where they’re headed.
Not every story was a hit for me, but enough stood out to make it a worthwhile read. The writing style is unique and took a little getting used to, but it ultimately ...more
Ten Tiny Tales is a clever and often surprising set of short stories that walks the line between heartfelt and offbeat. Gene Kendall has a knack for finding the strange in the ordinary, with characters who feel oddly familiar and situations that twist just when you think you know where they’re headed.
Not every story was a hit for me, but enough stood out to make it a worthwhile read. The writing style is unique and took a little getting used to, but it ultimately ...more
