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The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories | Etgar Keret
Classic warped and wonderful stories from a genius (The New York Times) and master storyteller. Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Etgar Kerets stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. As with the best writers of fiction, hilarity and anguish are the twin pillars of his work. Keret covers a remarkable emotional and narrative terrainfrom a fathers first lesson to his boy to a standoff between soldiers caught up in the Middle East conflict to a slice of life where nothing much happens. New to Riverheads list, these wildly inventive, uniquely humane stories are for fans of Etgar Kerets inimitable style and readers of transforming, brilliant fiction. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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SqueakyChu
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What a great surprise this was! I got this book in the mail from #BookCrosser GoryDetails for releasing the most books for her #BookCrossing 2021 April Showers May Flowers release challenge. This was the first book I ever put on my BookCrossing wishlist. I had to start reading it right away, of course. Never mind the other three books that I am also currently reading! 🤣🤣🤣

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Jess_Franzino
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I decided to read this after rewatching one of my favorite movies, “Wristcutters: A Love Story”, as of contains the novella, “Kneller‘s Happy Campers”, which the movie was based off of. Unlike a lot of book-to-movie adaptations, I found it markedly similar to the movie, aside from some name changes and more details. It was excellent! I loved the other short stories, too. Will have to read more Keret, as I dig his style.

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DaveNeufeld
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1. Wristcutters: A Love Story
2. My son, who has ASD, being completely mesmerized by the World of Colour show at Disneyland
3. Autobiography
4. Depends on what I‘m colouring
5. What is best sandwich?

#friyayintro

MaGoose Peanut butter and jelly 6y
MirrorMask Cuban 6y
Bostonmomx2 Tri tip with creamy horseradish. 😋😋 6y
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CouronneDhiver Tie game - Beef dip or Grilled cheese 6y
madamereadsalot1 Does a falafel pita wrap count? If not, PB&J. 6y
Linear Avacado, bacon, Turkey on white bread! With a little mayo 6y
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shutupsmalls
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‪When you are feeling bad for yourself and also you work at a bookstore ‬

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LitSidekick
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You know your partner loves you when they buy you the hardcover book of one of your favorite books that you no longer own because a former roommate stole it.

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EliseBlackwell
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"You'll never know what's going on inside the heads of other people." (Keret read here and was extraordinarily generous to our students.)

SqueakyChu I love the picture! 3y
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Marchpane
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Etgar Keret writes surrealist, super short short-stories (often only 3 or 4 pages). Witty in a darkly ironic way, rather than laugh-out-loud funny, these stories are incredibly inventive and thought provoking. Keret is an automatic-buy author for me.

#shortstories #translatedbooks #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge

brendanmleonard Wow, sounds like a great series! 7y
Notafraidofwords I love super short stories. 7y
Betty Wow!! I read some of his sample short stories. Thanks for the recommendation! 7y
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DaveNeufeld
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It can be a tired cliche to say "the book was better", but in this case the source material made for one of my favourite films of all time, both are so great! I think I'll name my next band "Kneller's Happy Campers" :)

Liberty Tom Waits: A Love Story. 8y
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