- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited (14 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0748662715
- ISBN-13: 978-0748662715
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 866,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of short stories from author, comic and radio presenter Susie Maguire. It brings together a host of new voices and situations with some already well-known characters and favourites, and ranges in subject matter from sleuths to film stars, from love stories to fables.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I came across "The Short Hello", by an extraordinary quirk of fate, misfiled (presumably!), as it was, in the Gardening section of the local [bookshop], when I was actually looking for a tome on how to pollard the trees in my garden (rock'n'roll lifestyle that I lead). No, seriously! It was actually half in the Gardening Section and half in the Martial Arts section. I guess you should make of that what you will... Anyway, I considered this to be most portentious, so I bought it. "The Short Hello", that is. (Together with a book on pollarding trees, of course.) And I'm very glad I did! This is a evocative collection of short stories that takes a fresh and often darkly humourous perspective on the underbelly of everyday situations and discourse. "Bluebeard" is one of the most original bits of writing I've read in ages. I thought it was absolutely wonderful. In fact, I'm green with envy at Ms Maguire's ability to come up with such ideas! But thus far (I'm halfway through "Long Shot" at the moment) I liked "A Night In" (for its candid reality) and "Bathtime" the best, the latter being very melancholic and brooding, both of which struck chords of recognition with me. Anyway, suffice to say I've enjoyed them all, and so, if only by way of saying thanks to Ms Maguire for writing a book that has provided me of a couple of most enjoyable lunchtimes' reading, I just felt the need to cast my humble opinions, and much as I'm no literary critic, I do read [] loads, and I'm sure that must count for something ...
So, recommended unreservedly!
And, of course, one further bit of advice to offer ... if you are unable to find this marvellous book in the cavernous fiction section of your local bookshop, you now know where to look. Although, in truth, rather than "Gardening" and "Martial Arts", it would be more appropriately filed under "Grouting" and "Marital Aids" ...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ms Maquire writes elegant and devestating stories. Reading the Short Hello feels like watching the lighted windows of the high rise opposite, where strangers, behind lighted windows, perform small selections of their lives for the interested viewer.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Short Hello is not a Glasgow kiss but an ace book of short stories for all seasons.
Susie Maguire brings to these tales the directness of the performer. She is witty, can be withering in her judgements and should be on the wanted list of any reader interested in the art of the short story.
She is a varied stylist supporting the subject with the right atmospherics and always relevant.
Short stories are somewhat looked down on for reasons I have never understood. In these days of commuting they make the perfect companion for the short journey into town and out again.
Why fall asleep over a long novel when you can relax and laugh with The Short Hello and go to sleep refreshed for a new day.
Yes, some of the stories actually feature beds. Also elevators, hospital wards and broadcasting studios. Great locations, lovely words. Buy. Buy Buy.
Bye!
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