• BanjoShepard@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I’ll add “The Great Automatic Grammatizator.” It’s my favorite by far, but I like all of the stories in “The Umbrella Man and other stories.”

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      5 months ago

      Holy hell, dude… I’m looking over the list now and just reading plot synopses is getting me unsettled.

      Honestly I think the two autobiographical books, “Boy” and “Going Solo” are probably better than the short stories unless you’re in a pretty twisted mood. If you’re in for the darker material, a random selection of short stories I liked:

      • “Mr. Feasey” is a very mild one that still has the Roald Dahl dark energy about it.
      • “Pig” is a deeply unsettling one.
      • “They Shall Not Grow Old” is haunting but quite good.
      • “Man From The South” is a fairly famous one that’s also very dark and unsettling.