Table of Everything

by Trudy White

Collects prose poetry and short stories questioning different aspects of life in "what if" scenerios, including what if cats spoke poetry, and what if wishes became paper mountains.

Genres: Short Stories

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weirdly wonderful & Wonderfully weird

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Picture a table covered with all that matters to you. The light seems bluer here, your thoughts are clear and solid. This is where you make sense of things. You have your own categories and theories charted on this table. Each element in your world has a definite life and voice. You have a definite life and voice. This is the Table of Everything."

This is an amazing little book of quirky, eccentric short stories that will delight your heart and bring a smile to your face. I regret not saving it for the rainy, winter months since it seems required reading for a sloshy, gray day. Method of Living, A Dream Displayed, and A Wonderful Shop were my favorites.

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended by Markus Zusak. Very peculiar little set of short stories. Quite charming and disorienting.

[余馨 · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a beautiful piece of whimsy and poetic imagination grown in my neighbourhood.

[Charleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars

While I did quite enjoy roughly half of the stories, the overall result was not overwhelming. I would recommend it to anyone who is simply interested in it. It was a read no doubt.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is kind of a series of vignettes about the author's life - real and imaginary. I guess. After a promising beginning, the stories kind of veered off into the indecipherable. Or they just didn't speak to me. And I didn't like the drawings either.

[G Batts · Rating 4 out of 5]

💗 Mood like Gobbledigook by Sigur Rós

[Farah · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Dave Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Table of Everything is a wonderful montage of everyday life. White’s writing brings to life the obscure and mundane of everyday.

[Lucien V. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming beyond belief, I still consider this an all time favorite.

[Jacqui · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eclectic, very eclectic. I think she's trying to achieve some sort of "art" form with what she's written. There doesn't seem to be any aim, other than writing what she probably felt at that given moment. Some were entertaining, others digressed a lot, like my thoughts and words.