some of these stories were more successful than others, some more macho than i expected, some just waving their arms around shouting, "look at me! i'm weird!!" in all, an interesting mix of things that each person will probably have their own reaction to. ( )

Some killer; some filler; but the killer is (Everything I Do) I Do It For You-smash material. ( )

A collection of short stories, many with the thinnest of set-ups and most involving some kind of magical realism. The title story is about a group of four friends, one of whom kills himself at the age of eighteen. Over the years, the remaining three take turns, like on a rota, losing their minds, then recovering in time for the next guy to lose it. Some of the stories are just a page or two, but my favorite was a longer one, "For Only 9.99 (Inc. Tax and Postage)" about a young man who's father is enraged to find that his son is dumb enough to send off for a booklet from an ad in the back of the paper that promises to reveal the meaning of life.
Keret's style is unique, taking mundane characters into surrealism, often using raunchy language, and endings that leave the reader with no resolution. The stories here were translated from the Hebrew by two different translators. ( )

Mærkværdige og absurde noveller, hvor forfatteren beskriver hverdagen i Israel gennem mange forskellige personer ( )

It's difficult to rate a collection of stories. I loved some (particularly 'One Kiss On the Mouth in Mombasa' and 'Fatso'), didn't like a couple, and feel certain I just didn't get a few because I lacked the frame of reference.

Overall, it made for a nice change of pace from the longer pieces I've been reading, but I don't think I'll be looking for other works by the author. ( )