Review: great stories! Twists at the end you never see coming!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
I have to say, really, I don't read short stories. I just don't feel I can relate to characters and their lives in just a few short pages. It's just not enough space to cram it all in. Then I read Twist's Tales Vol. 1. I was definitely pulled in. So I read Full of Choices.Michael Twist does a great job detailing his characters and their situations in such a short time span, I still have a hard time believing it. With the exception of one story (Americans Do Love Their Cars), they could all happen to anyone, anywhere. (In the aforementioned story, the main story/choice can happen, it's the underlying reasoning that can't happen...yet.) There were a few stories that really connected with me on a personal level. I saw parts of my life or my family being replayed by his characters. Every one of his stories have a twist at the end, that you don't really see coming. It's that twist that makes these stories worth reading. Full of Choices is just that, a book full of every day people making choices that can possibly (and probably) drastically change the way that <i>someone</i> views the world. Sometimes the story slips the choices under your nose, and you miss it at first. Be wary, Mr. Twist is sneaky! Once you realize where the story just went, after such a twist, it takes the whole storyline to a new level. It makes you want to go back and re-read it, just so you can apply what you now know to get the full story, again.The story "Americans Do Love Their Cars" I think should be embellished. I think Mr. Twist could turn this idea into a full length novel, if he felt the urge. I know I would love to read more about it! What's it about? Guess you'll have to pick up a copy and read for yourself! This book is definitely a work of art!