Um pequeno livro "fantástico", com histórias inverossímeis mas que nos deixam a pensar....
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This is a very odd one! It reminds me of the Wild Cards series, where the natural world loses all logic, and the survivors just have to manage the best they can.

I liked it! ( )

Absolutely delightful short novel. Imaginative, beautiful language, humorous and insightful. Examines the character flaws of people through the consequences after they are subjected to a very unusual robbery. ( )

Enjoyed this little book. Definitely 'Different' ( )

Andrew Kaufman is one of my favourite authors. He is able to take a concept and explore it in quirky, surreal ways, yet bring us back always to story about everyday people with ordinary issues that we all struggle with.

In the Tiny Wife, Mr. Kaufman starts with a robbery that was "not without consequences. The consequences were the point of the robbery." The Thief demands from each of the 13 people in the bank he is robbing the the item they are currently holding which has the greatest sentimental value for them. Not money.

And from there, Mr. Kaufman takes us on a journey of tattoos coming to life, spouses turning in snowmen and the narrator's wife who is shrinking daily until she fits in his pocket. And implicitly, he takes us through a journey of love, acceptance and dealing with our past. ( )