This is a very unconventionally written book, where the narrator is a fox who has recently learned human language and his story telling is characterized by improper grammar and abundant typos. Fox 8 is a story about a fox who gets exposed to humans and learns their language by listening to stories told by human mothers to their kids. Continue reading
Kindle Singles
Kindle Single Review: In the Tunnel
“There is light in the dark, too,” she said. “The kind you can’t see unless you’re in the dark.” – Excerpt from In the Tunnel by Takamichi Okubo
Kindle Single Review: A Face in the Crowd
Dean Evers, an old widower who lives alone, spends most of his time watching baseball games on television. Then he starts seeing familiar faces from his past in the game crowd. These are people who are long gone and each of them reminds him of some guilt or regret from his past life. Things take an interesting turn when he sees himself sitting in the crowd. Continue reading
Kindle Single Review: Board Room Babies
Board Room Babies is a pseudo-research study which proves that there is a lot of commonality between the behavior of babies and corporate head honchos. Continue reading
Kindle Single Review: Don’t Eat Cat
Quirky and unusual (which does not necessarily mean good), is how I would describe this story.
It is a story of a man’s relationship with his girlfriend in a futuristic world where man and zombies coexist (mostly) peacefully. Continue reading
Kindle Single Review: Everyone’s Reading Bastard
What made me buy this one was the name of the story and the cover page. The name does not make sense at all and it compelled me find out more about the story. I had a couple of hours to spare and this 29 pager short story proved to be a perfect choice. Continue reading
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