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Offered for the first time in a collected format, this selection of short stories features five gripping tales by one of the horror genre's most literate and endlessly inventive writers, Peter Straub - "Little Red's Tango," "Lapland, or Film Noir," "The Geezers," "Donald Duck," and "Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle."
About the Author
Peter Straub is a New York Times bestselling author, most famous for his work in the horror genre being honored as a grand master at the 1998 World Horror Convention. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Koko (1989), and the Bram Stoker Award for his novels The Throat (1993), Mr. X.(1999) and Lost Boy, Lost Girl (2003) as well as for his collection of short stories, 5 Stories (2007). He lives in New York City.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
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a new great collection from Peter Straub, Aug 15 2008
By Raphaël Rousseau "fictionman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 5 Stories (Paperback)
This is a new wonderful collection of short stories by Peter Straub. Each story is more surprising than the one before. There is a tale about a jazz collector; one about the films noirs in the 50'; even a dark comedy about Donald and his family; a murder mystery and a Robert Aickman pastiche. Each story seemed great to me but for a different reason each time. The Aickman-ish story leaves you with an incredible feeling of horror. Don't miss this collection. It recently was Awarded. Thanks to Peter Straub for writing so well and havaing such a great imagination.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing., Mar 25 2010
By D. McGuffin "phoenix" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: 5 Stories (Paperback)
This book is not what I expected from a writer of Mr. Straub's caliber. These stories don't flow well or capture the imagination as other stories and books written by the author do. I could not see the action or the stories unfold, these stories are just words on paper. It would have been better if the book had been classified as to genre and content on the overview page because I would not have purchased the book if that information had been available. A disappointing work.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Confused?!?, Jan 4 2010
By SK and Peter Straub Fan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 5 Stories (Paperback)
This is the probably the sixth Peter Straub book I have read and was a bit confused and disappointed by the stories. I have loved all the other books of his until this one, this is the most recent one I have read. Only buy it if you want to read a very strange and different set of stories that are unlike any others by this author.
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