What You Make It: A Collection of Selected Short Stories - Perfect for Book Lovers, Book Clubs & Cozy Reading Nights
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The first ever collection of Michael Marshall Smith's award-winning short stories. The first piece of fiction Smith ever wrote -- a short story called The Man Who Drew Cats -- won the World Fantasy award. It's included here along with many others, some unpublished, which show the incredible versatility of one of the most exciting writers working in Britain today. The collection is stuffed with surreal, disturbing gems including: 'When God Lived in Kentish Town' Someone comes up to you when you're quietly eating your stir-fried rice in a great Chinese take away, and tells you: 'I've found God'. You try to ignore them, right? But what if they have, and what if He works in a drab old electrical store on Kentish Town Road and he's not getting many customers? 'Diet Hell' Some people will do anything to fit into their old jeans. 'Save As!' What if you could back up your life? Save it up to a certain point and return to it when things went horribly wrong? 'Everybody Goes' An idyllic childhood day from a long, hot summer. The kind you want to last for ever. All good things must come to an end, mustn't they?
Customer Reviews
I have read a lot of short story compilations over the years, and I have to say that most of them have been somewhat of a disappointment, though I do give some credit to King's Everything is Eventual, most have a couple of good stories, with a lot of filler, and knowing that Michael Marshall (Smith) is my new favorite author, who I have been reading unquenchably as of late, I had to get this book, even though a part of me told me to not have my hopes set too high, as most people who do not write extensively in this format, really don't know how to make short stories complete or tight enough, and I have to say that I was really surprised at how the author was able to put his unique stamp on every single story, and has gotten more in my head with this book than almost any other, except maybe for Straw Men, but I also have to give credit to him on just how diverse this selection is. If you are a horror or suspense fan with sick sense of humor, this book should be heavily sought after.
