A review by cantstopwontstopreading
One hundred words by Michael E. Smidts
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Wow wow wow! To put it shortly, this book is brilliant.
Smidts debut piece proves his mastery of language and storytelling. Each 100 word story draws you in and pulls you into its world. I felt every story existed well outside the bounds of 100 words and yet was somehow perfectly contained within those scant 100 words. The stories breathed, they had pulses, they lived. I cannot describe Smidts imagery as anything but truly alive. I am in awe.
My only complaint is that there isn’t more. Each “chapter” could easily be expanded to full novels should Smidt decide… oh how I’d love to read them! But in leaving you wanting more, Smidt allows the reader to imagine their own beginnings and ends to the stories.
The stories can be enjoyed at the surface layer or analyzed together or as individual pieces for greater meaning.
I see this book enjoyable for many. The quick nature and rapid stoping points lend it to slow readers, fast readers, people who have time for only a few pages a month, people who wish to devour a book in a setting, and for people falling in love with reading again or for the first time.
Wow wow wow! To put it shortly, this book is brilliant.
Smidts debut piece proves his mastery of language and storytelling. Each 100 word story draws you in and pulls you into its world. I felt every story existed well outside the bounds of 100 words and yet was somehow perfectly contained within those scant 100 words. The stories breathed, they had pulses, they lived. I cannot describe Smidts imagery as anything but truly alive. I am in awe.
My only complaint is that there isn’t more. Each “chapter” could easily be expanded to full novels should Smidt decide… oh how I’d love to read them! But in leaving you wanting more, Smidt allows the reader to imagine their own beginnings and ends to the stories.
The stories can be enjoyed at the surface layer or analyzed together or as individual pieces for greater meaning.
I see this book enjoyable for many. The quick nature and rapid stoping points lend it to slow readers, fast readers, people who have time for only a few pages a month, people who wish to devour a book in a setting, and for people falling in love with reading again or for the first time.