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My first book in my duty as a jurymember for the litterary prize Gouden Boekenuil in Flanders, Belgium.
How to quote a collection of short stories? Based upon the best story in the book? Would be 4 stars. Based upon the worst or most incomprehensible story: would be 1 star, or less.
Short stories

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with open endings, so that the imagination of the reader can fill in the rest. That's the often used argument. Fine for me, but then the first part has to make sense, at least. And that's where a lot of the stories in this book fail. It's absurd, but not absurd enough to be hilarious or to sparkle your imagination enough to make up a wild second part.
It's just so unlikely or so far fetched that i don't get a grip on them. But i'm convinced that this has as much to do with me, then it has with the book.
It's not for me, these short stories, although i will give it another try soon, with [England and other stories] by [[Graham Swift]], an author that i like to follow, especially since his last novel [Wish you were here].

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