Review: A taxi ride with a difference!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
Although this looks like a pretty substantial collection of works from author Emma Calin, however it is really just about one ordinary book's worth of material, if you go by page count. Don't feel short changed by this though because what you get here is a very clever set of work indeed. I found the three short stories left me thinking and certainly wanting to see the characters developed much more. The first one of these about the chap forced through unemployment to take a job killing Turkey's for Christmas has a real twist in what is a very short tale indeed and it takes real skill to write like this I'd imagine.There are two other similarly sized stories exploring similar contemporary themes. The two novella's also leave you wishing the author had developed the characters and the plots a bit further as both would have made great full length books if they'd been given life by Calin, however, I suppose the compensation is that you are left wondering how this might have taken shape and a good tale should always leave you wondering what might have been. This is an unusual way of doing things, but I suppose that is part of the charm. You certainly wont be left disappointed if you decide to purchase this collection, but you might find yourself wanting to email the author to ask for more.I loved the way she managed to make a taxi ride so totally unlike anything you might imagine and the way subjects like disability and payday loans, both very topical and current subjects, were brought into the writing. And love in the most unexpected places as well, and it just goes to show that things like this could happen to any of us. Give it a go - buy this and enjoy!