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The Egg and Other Stories
Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.
Stories included in this audio-exclusive collection are:
"Access"
"Antihypoxiant"
"Annie's Day"
"The Real Deal"
"Bored World"
"The Midtown Butcher"
"Meeting Sarah"
"The Chef"
"The Egg"
©2017 Andy Weir (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Stories included in this audio-exclusive collection are:
"Access"
"Antihypoxiant"
"Annie's Day"
"The Real Deal"
"Bored World"
"The Midtown Butcher"
"Meeting Sarah"
"The Chef"
"The Egg"
©2017 Andy Weir (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
1 pages, Audiobook
First published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Andy Weir
55 books63.7k followersANDY WEIR built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, THE MARTIAN, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California. Andy’s next book, ARTEMIS, is available now.
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January 24, 2024
No other authors have perplexed me like Andy Weir. I absolutely loved some of his books while I abhorred even hearing the names of a few of his others. There was no in-between or average reading experience from any of his books. It was always either great or terrible for me. Well, this book somewhat solves that problem (to a certain extent). It contains a set of stories written in a different style than his other books, with an interesting backdrop and some unexpected twists.
I can’t say that there is anything spectacular in it, but it still will give you a decent reading experience.
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I can’t say that there is anything spectacular in it, but it still will give you a decent reading experience.
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January 24, 2023
I listened to Andy Weir’s “The Egg and Other Stories” narrated by Jonathan Davis, Christy Romano, and RC Bray. This is a 1 hour and 17-minute listen of 9 short stories. I find that short stories always end at a cliff. My face, I’m sure, is that of a “confused puppy dog face” when I finish the stories. What is interesting, is that I continue to give them a go. I did enjoy “Annie’s Day” the best, although the opening story, “Access” is really clever.
May 7, 2021
The Egg and Other Stories
by Andy Weir
Oh my gosh! This book was so fantastic! It has a bunch of short twisty stories that grab you right away but twist your head around at the end! I laughed at the ending of a few the re-reading listened to them! ( After I had the complete story!) What a hoot!
My favorites are "Access" about a girl with a special power. Then "Annie's Day" which is simply a day in the life of Annie! Hahaha!
Narration was flawless!
by Andy Weir
Oh my gosh! This book was so fantastic! It has a bunch of short twisty stories that grab you right away but twist your head around at the end! I laughed at the ending of a few the re-reading listened to them! ( After I had the complete story!) What a hoot!
My favorites are "Access" about a girl with a special power. Then "Annie's Day" which is simply a day in the life of Annie! Hahaha!
Narration was flawless!
July 31, 2024
4★
“I didn't want to wake up at 6am, especially on a Saturday. But the man I was cuddled up to was... a morning person.
Perish the thought. I am not a morning person either, except in my youth when I’d be up after midnight. I enjoy seeing photos of sunrises and dawn skies, but like Annie in Annie’s Day, I would prefer to go back to sleep and get up for brunch.
I had read and enjoyed a couple of these stories before I ran across an audio of this collection of nine. They are all entertaining, of course, coming from Andy Weir, but as with most collections, they vary in appeal.
Access is a tale about people’s magic powers. This person’s magic power is never being thrown out of anywhere as long as she looks like she belongs. An interesting idea.
Antihypoxiant is about a scientist who invents a virus that distributes oxygen storage into cells, a very handy idea for keeping bodies going well for a long time, but with unexpected consequences (of course).
Annie's Day is an old favourite, free to read online, and from which I quoted above about not being a morning person.
The Real Deal is what a man says he has finally found, waxing lyrical about a smart, wonderful woman he took to lunch and whom he says he’s going to marry. Yeah, right.
Bored World is about a character who is bored because it has no imagination, so it captures a human as a pet to amuse it with some imaginings. I loved the surprising pet!
The Midtown Butcher is about a girl hearing news reports of a serial killer, and when she comes out of her shower, she’s surprised by the people in her living room.
Meeting Sarah is about rich Daniel Stolz who has invented some kind of time travel, apparently to search for someone.
The Chef is about a woman who wakes in hospital remembering only an explosion and that she is a chef. When a doctor asks her about teaspoons and tablespoons, things get confusing.
The Egg is a favourite story I’ve read before about a guy who has died and is told by ‘god’ that he will be reincarnated again and again and that he is all the people in the world.
These are not only fun, they are thought-provoking. Weir makes us smile and think. This is a collection I’m likely to dip into again one day just for fun. You can see my brief reviews for two of the stories I wrote about before.
There are links in the reviews to where you can read these two online.
Annie's Day - My review of Annie's Day
The Egg - My review of The Egg
“I didn't want to wake up at 6am, especially on a Saturday. But the man I was cuddled up to was... a morning person.
Perish the thought. I am not a morning person either, except in my youth when I’d be up after midnight. I enjoy seeing photos of sunrises and dawn skies, but like Annie in Annie’s Day, I would prefer to go back to sleep and get up for brunch.
I had read and enjoyed a couple of these stories before I ran across an audio of this collection of nine. They are all entertaining, of course, coming from Andy Weir, but as with most collections, they vary in appeal.
Access is a tale about people’s magic powers. This person’s magic power is never being thrown out of anywhere as long as she looks like she belongs. An interesting idea.
Antihypoxiant is about a scientist who invents a virus that distributes oxygen storage into cells, a very handy idea for keeping bodies going well for a long time, but with unexpected consequences (of course).
Annie's Day is an old favourite, free to read online, and from which I quoted above about not being a morning person.
The Real Deal is what a man says he has finally found, waxing lyrical about a smart, wonderful woman he took to lunch and whom he says he’s going to marry. Yeah, right.
Bored World is about a character who is bored because it has no imagination, so it captures a human as a pet to amuse it with some imaginings. I loved the surprising pet!
The Midtown Butcher is about a girl hearing news reports of a serial killer, and when she comes out of her shower, she’s surprised by the people in her living room.
Meeting Sarah is about rich Daniel Stolz who has invented some kind of time travel, apparently to search for someone.
The Chef is about a woman who wakes in hospital remembering only an explosion and that she is a chef. When a doctor asks her about teaspoons and tablespoons, things get confusing.
The Egg is a favourite story I’ve read before about a guy who has died and is told by ‘god’ that he will be reincarnated again and again and that he is all the people in the world.
These are not only fun, they are thought-provoking. Weir makes us smile and think. This is a collection I’m likely to dip into again one day just for fun. You can see my brief reviews for two of the stories I wrote about before.
There are links in the reviews to where you can read these two online.
Annie's Day - My review of Annie's Day
The Egg - My review of The Egg
May 28, 2021
After just finishing Andy Weir's thrilling, longish and science-heavy third novel, Project Hail Mary, I thought I'd mix things up with his earlier collection of short stories. Lately I've been taking 1-2 hour walks at night, and figured these – I downloaded the audiobook – would help pass the time.
I guess I was expecting Weir to be as adept at this form as Stephen King, who regularly churns out fine collections of stories and novellas in between his novels. Alas, Weir is more novelist than story writer.
These nine stories are fine, but they feel like gimmicky writing exercises, not full, complex, memorable stories. Some resemble monologues or are just a scenelet, followed by an inevitable surprise ending (what's known as an O. Henry ending). You think you're reading one kind of story, and in the final line or two realize you've simply made false assumptions along the way. Gotcha! (I listened to some stories several times, to see how they were constructed. They mostly held up.)
There are glimpses of science in some of these: in "Meeting Sarah," a wealthy man who had the foresight to invest in companies like Apple and Microsoft, it is suggested, found a way to travel back in time; in "Antihypoxiant," a man who's invented a miracle medical cure has unfortunately set off a deadly chain of events; the title story combines science and ideas about reincarnation.
Weir has never been good at creating three-dimensional female characters – I liked Stratt in Project Hail Mary, but she's a type, not a real woman. Despite half the stories having female narrators, there are no exceptions in this book.
I think my favourite story involves the range and possibilities of the human imagination - something that Weir has demonstrated ably before, but mostly in his novels.
I guess I was expecting Weir to be as adept at this form as Stephen King, who regularly churns out fine collections of stories and novellas in between his novels. Alas, Weir is more novelist than story writer.
These nine stories are fine, but they feel like gimmicky writing exercises, not full, complex, memorable stories. Some resemble monologues or are just a scenelet, followed by an inevitable surprise ending (what's known as an O. Henry ending). You think you're reading one kind of story, and in the final line or two realize you've simply made false assumptions along the way. Gotcha! (I listened to some stories several times, to see how they were constructed. They mostly held up.)
There are glimpses of science in some of these: in "Meeting Sarah," a wealthy man who had the foresight to invest in companies like Apple and Microsoft, it is suggested, found a way to travel back in time; in "Antihypoxiant," a man who's invented a miracle medical cure has unfortunately set off a deadly chain of events; the title story combines science and ideas about reincarnation.
Weir has never been good at creating three-dimensional female characters – I liked Stratt in Project Hail Mary, but she's a type, not a real woman. Despite half the stories having female narrators, there are no exceptions in this book.
I think my favourite story involves the range and possibilities of the human imagination - something that Weir has demonstrated ably before, but mostly in his novels.
April 5, 2022
Goodreads calls this an "appetizer" and a "dessert for passionate Weir fans." I loved The Martian and Project Hail Mary and I really didn't understand the point of this collection. Was it bad? No. But was it necessary? Absolutely not. Another reviewer said that these short stories read like they were answers to writing prompts and I have to agree. I feel like if Weir had worked a little bit longer on any of these stories we could have had one good novella, instead of nine mediocre short stories.
Less appetizer, more partially digested food spat out before it could be swallowed. Less Dessert, more like someone walked past with dessert, stuck it under our nose, then ate it themselves. How rude to tease us but give us nothing!
I would have been mad if I’d purchased this. Luckily it was free. Super underwhelming.
Read it if you are short on time and really love sci-fi, otherwise go grab a copy of Project Hail Mary, your drink of choice, and slip into a world where this short story collection does not exist.
Individual Short Story Reviews:
Short Story #1: Access: Predictable but I liked it! Short and sweet and satisfactory. Not much substance but still manages to be interesting.⭐⭐⭐
Short story #2: Antihypoxiant: This was an interesting premise but that is all it was. No substance. ⭐️⭐️
Short story 3: Annie’s Day: This just felt skeevy to listen to. I didn’t expect the twist at the end, but I didn’t like this ⭐️⭐️
Short Story #4: The Real Deal: This was just sad. Could be fleshed out into a good story but not enough here. The problem w these short story’s is they are so SHORT and not tied together thematically just lots of interesting ideas ⭐️⭐️💫 2.5
Short Story #5: Bored World: This story has the most potential of them all! This would make a really cool novel with some tweaks. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Short story #6: The Midtown Butcher: Predictable. ⭐️💫 1.5
Short Story #7: Meeting Sarah: Not memorable at all. interesting concept with no teeth to it. ⭐️
Short Story #8: The Chef: Sad, predictable, not fleshed out. It feels like these are prompts Weir practiced while working on his writing. ⭐️
Short story #9: The Egg: The title story was nothing. A shell of a concept. ⭐️
Less appetizer, more partially digested food spat out before it could be swallowed. Less Dessert, more like someone walked past with dessert, stuck it under our nose, then ate it themselves. How rude to tease us but give us nothing!
I would have been mad if I’d purchased this. Luckily it was free. Super underwhelming.
Read it if you are short on time and really love sci-fi, otherwise go grab a copy of Project Hail Mary, your drink of choice, and slip into a world where this short story collection does not exist.
Individual Short Story Reviews:
Short Story #1: Access: Predictable but I liked it! Short and sweet and satisfactory. Not much substance but still manages to be interesting.⭐⭐⭐
Short story #2: Antihypoxiant: This was an interesting premise but that is all it was. No substance. ⭐️⭐️
Short story 3: Annie’s Day: This just felt skeevy to listen to. I didn’t expect the twist at the end, but I didn’t like this ⭐️⭐️
Short Story #4: The Real Deal: This was just sad. Could be fleshed out into a good story but not enough here. The problem w these short story’s is they are so SHORT and not tied together thematically just lots of interesting ideas ⭐️⭐️💫 2.5
Short Story #5: Bored World: This story has the most potential of them all! This would make a really cool novel with some tweaks. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Short story #6: The Midtown Butcher: Predictable. ⭐️💫 1.5
Short Story #7: Meeting Sarah: Not memorable at all. interesting concept with no teeth to it. ⭐️
Short Story #8: The Chef: Sad, predictable, not fleshed out. It feels like these are prompts Weir practiced while working on his writing. ⭐️
Short story #9: The Egg: The title story was nothing. A shell of a concept. ⭐️
August 12, 2024
4.5 Stars rounded down to 4 Stars by no fault but my own for not reading the paper version!
Another Lunchtime Listen authored by Andy Weir, this one an anthology of short stories, brought to my ears by Audible. Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Christy Romano, R.C. Bray. Released 2009. Length: 1 hr and 17 mins.
Each of the nine stories concludes with a most delightful twist!
Access – 4 Stars Everywhere - A teenage girl has the ability to be perceived as “belonging” wherever she may show up...
Antihypoxiant- 3 Oxygenated Stars- A researcher develops a device that keeps cells oxygenated...
Annie's Day-4 Species Stars- a “teenage girl's” coming of age story...
The Real Deal- 4 Stars - Young man meets “perfect woman” at Kennedy rally...
Bored World- 5 Retro Stars- Any description would either under rate this story or be a spoiler...
The Midtown Butcher – 5 Stars – A cat keeping college woman experiences home invasion...
Meeting Sarah – 4 Stars - A young inventor/investor has affections...
The Chef – 4 Explosive Stars – A renown chef cooks for her father...
The Egg – 4 Human Stars - Fatal accident victim meets god...
Highly recommend 🧚♀️ 🙋🏼!
Another Lunchtime Listen authored by Andy Weir, this one an anthology of short stories, brought to my ears by Audible. Narrated by Jonathan Davis, Christy Romano, R.C. Bray. Released 2009. Length: 1 hr and 17 mins.
Each of the nine stories concludes with a most delightful twist!
Access – 4 Stars Everywhere - A teenage girl has the ability to be perceived as “belonging” wherever she may show up...
Antihypoxiant- 3 Oxygenated Stars- A researcher develops a device that keeps cells oxygenated...
Annie's Day-4 Species Stars- a “teenage girl's” coming of age story...
The Real Deal- 4 Stars - Young man meets “perfect woman” at Kennedy rally...
Bored World- 5 Retro Stars- Any description would either under rate this story or be a spoiler...
The Midtown Butcher – 5 Stars – A cat keeping college woman experiences home invasion...
Meeting Sarah – 4 Stars - A young inventor/investor has affections...
The Chef – 4 Explosive Stars – A renown chef cooks for her father...
The Egg – 4 Human Stars - Fatal accident victim meets god...
Highly recommend 🧚♀️ 🙋🏼!
April 30, 2023
This is a collection of very short stories, about five minutes each, half of which are sci fi, all with a twist of some kind. Cats featured in several of them. Creative, fun, thought-provoking. Overall, very enjoyable.
Below is the list of stories. Included with Audible Plus.
“Access”
“Antihypoxiant”
“Annie’s Day”
“The Real Deal”
“Bored World”
“The Midtown Butcher”
“Meeting Sarah”
“The Chef”
“The Egg”
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: Some innuendo
Violence/Gore: Serial killer mentioned on news
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
Below is the list of stories. Included with Audible Plus.
“Access”
“Antihypoxiant”
“Annie’s Day”
“The Real Deal”
“Bored World”
“The Midtown Butcher”
“Meeting Sarah”
“The Chef”
“The Egg”
Language: Clean
Sexual Content: Some innuendo
Violence/Gore: Serial killer mentioned on news
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
June 20, 2022
Going by the aphorism I heard somewhere, that the hard part is getting it right a second time, that's the first thing I asked myself when I finished "The Martian", which I must say I quite liked. Time puts things in its place and Andy Weir has continued to be successful with his subsequent novels (which I have yet to read).
What I can say is that the author's short stories contained in this audiobook are simply fascinating. So I have "Hail Mary" on my list, I think it won't be long before I start reading it.
What I can say is that the author's short stories contained in this audiobook are simply fascinating. So I have "Hail Mary" on my list, I think it won't be long before I start reading it.
September 8, 2017
Awesome collection of short stories by Andy Weir.
October 25, 2021
The short story titled The egg is a must read, brilliant!
September 24, 2023
Fantastic short stories some are science fiction some are not, now back to Pillars of the Earth
March 31, 2023
Andy Weir is the freaking man. This was a set of short stories you have to listen to more than once!!
December 27, 2022
Did I read this just to meet my Goodreads goal that I idiotically increased halfway through the year by overestimating the reading ability I'd have in December where I don't recognize what day it is anymore? -Yes
Did I enjoy it? -No
Do I regret it since it exposed me to mediocrity from my all time fav author? -No comments.
Bye and Happy New Year folks!
Did I enjoy it? -No
Do I regret it since it exposed me to mediocrity from my all time fav author? -No comments.
Bye and Happy New Year folks!
December 5, 2023
All these nine (9) stories present unexpected twists. They surprise to varying degrees. Having been a reader for over 50 years, I have read plenty of stories that have surprise twists. Sometimes I saw the surprise coming, sometimes not at all. For these stories to work, Weir bases his stories on our cultural understandinga and turns them on us. These short stories delighted me so much that instead of reading two or three a day, I read all nine in one day.
January 23, 2023
I rarely give 5 stars to a short story collection, but this one was full of little stories that surprised me (not the easiest thing to do). The final story "The Egg" blew my mind. It was really brilliant & beautiful. I shared the text of it with my lady & she loved it too!
March 17, 2025
What a delightful little book! All the stories were entertaining, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed them, especially since I'm not usually a fan of short stories (since I prefer getting attached to characters & places). But I can definitely recommend this book. My favourite stories were "Meeting Sarah" and "The Egg".
September 8, 2025
4.1 stars
Access - 5 stars
Antihypoxiant - 5 stars
Annie's Day - 3 stars
The Real Deal - 4 stars
Bored World - 4 stars
The Midtown Butcher - 4 stars
Meeting Sarah - 4 stars
The Chef - 3 stars
The Egg - 5 stars
Access - 5 stars
Antihypoxiant - 5 stars
Annie's Day - 3 stars
The Real Deal - 4 stars
Bored World - 4 stars
The Midtown Butcher - 4 stars
Meeting Sarah - 4 stars
The Chef - 3 stars
The Egg - 5 stars
August 23, 2022
Mr. Weir is undoubtedly a genius with great sense of humour. If you're reading the stories for the first time, do not start with 'The Egg'. It'll make your expectations high. Other stories are beautiful too but not as much 'mind blowing' as the egg was.
August 7, 2024
Audiobook (1 hour 17 minutes) narrated by:
Jonathan Davis
Christy Romano
R.C. Bray
The narration is excellent, as is the audio, without distortion, erroneous noise or obvious edits.
Stories included in this audio-exclusive collection, The Egg and Other Stories are:
"Access"
"Antihypoxiant"
"Annie's Day"
"The Real Deal"
"Bored World"
"The Midtown Butcher"
"Meeting Sarah"
"The Chef"
"The Egg"
This is an excellent collection of very short stories. I enjoyed all of them, feeling that I got a heck of a lot of entertainment out of less than an hour and a half audiobook. It was perfect for bedtime and is currently part of the Audible Plus collection.
Recommend.
Jonathan Davis
Christy Romano
R.C. Bray
The narration is excellent, as is the audio, without distortion, erroneous noise or obvious edits.
Stories included in this audio-exclusive collection, The Egg and Other Stories are:
"Access"
"Antihypoxiant"
"Annie's Day"
"The Real Deal"
"Bored World"
"The Midtown Butcher"
"Meeting Sarah"
"The Chef"
"The Egg"
This is an excellent collection of very short stories. I enjoyed all of them, feeling that I got a heck of a lot of entertainment out of less than an hour and a half audiobook. It was perfect for bedtime and is currently part of the Audible Plus collection.
Recommend.
December 18, 2023
The Egg and Other Stories is a collection of nine short stories clocking in at 1 hour 17 minutes if you’re listening via audiobook. Some authors excel at short story writing and some clearly do not. I imagine it to be a difficult undertaking. I liked this collection, it held my attention and kept my brain engaged.
The story that I thought would make an excellent full length novel was one titled Access. It’s about a young woman whose superpower is seeming to belong anywhere she goes, even if it’s obvious she doesn’t. People accept her presence. The more I thought on that premise the more possibilities flashed through my brain. Rich ideas like this are what draw me to Sci-Fi again and again.
My favorite story in the entire collection was Annie’s Day. It was a clever tale, that had me wondering where the heck it was going. I was glad I was home alone when the story finished because my laughter was the embarrassing kind, loud, snort inducing, the genuine stuff.
As is usually the case with anthologies, some weaker stories are mixed in with better ones. Of course different readers are drawn to different stories and this little collection covers a lot of ground genre wise.
Each story ends abruptly on a twist, in some cases I wanted more, in some circumstances I saw it coming a mile away, and with a few I was ambivalent or checked out.
If you like Weir’s popular, full length novels, this short story collection is worth exploring.
The story that I thought would make an excellent full length novel was one titled Access. It’s about a young woman whose superpower is seeming to belong anywhere she goes, even if it’s obvious she doesn’t. People accept her presence. The more I thought on that premise the more possibilities flashed through my brain. Rich ideas like this are what draw me to Sci-Fi again and again.
My favorite story in the entire collection was Annie’s Day. It was a clever tale, that had me wondering where the heck it was going. I was glad I was home alone when the story finished because my laughter was the embarrassing kind, loud, snort inducing, the genuine stuff.
As is usually the case with anthologies, some weaker stories are mixed in with better ones. Of course different readers are drawn to different stories and this little collection covers a lot of ground genre wise.
Each story ends abruptly on a twist, in some cases I wanted more, in some circumstances I saw it coming a mile away, and with a few I was ambivalent or checked out.
If you like Weir’s popular, full length novels, this short story collection is worth exploring.
January 9, 2023
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About the Book: A handful of absolutely stunning tales, with plot twists written to blow your mind. From mental illness to trauma. From aliens to meaning of life. And, of course, from serial killers, to cats.
My Opinion: Extremely good writing. Each tale packs a punch, some still better than others, but each one – memorable, because it’s just, wow, at every ending of it. Do yourself a favor, pick it up too.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A handful of absolutely stunning tales, with plot twists written to blow your mind. From mental illness to trauma. From aliens to meaning of life. And, of course, from serial killers, to cats.
My Opinion: Extremely good writing. Each tale packs a punch, some still better than others, but each one – memorable, because it’s just, wow, at every ending of it. Do yourself a favor, pick it up too.
February 15, 2020
I loved every story in the collection.
August 17, 2023
I enjoyed listening to this. There is something about an Andy Weir story that makes you stop and think. He has a spark inside of him. I am waiting to see how he develops. He is still young. He could become one of the SF greats, or he could not. I would like to see more in the way of character development from him. These stories are amusing, though.
June 23, 2021
This is a collection of very short “surprise” fiction—by which I mean that each story ends with a surprise for the reader—something to make you think—something you didn’t see coming. It is not at all what I expected from the author of The Martian which is a hard science adventure story, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Within a couple of stories, I was reading to figure out what the trick would be, and they were always fun. So here’s a different side of author, Andy Weir, and I’m betting you will like it.
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October 15, 2021
Narration: 4 stars 🌟
Stories : 4 stars 🌟
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Nice revisiting the one I read before and hearing the "new to me" ones.
A good quick read while running 🏃♀️ around
*Audible audio *
Stories : 4 stars 🌟
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Nice revisiting the one I read before and hearing the "new to me" ones.
A good quick read while running 🏃♀️ around
*Audible audio *
October 8, 2023
"Access" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Antihypoxiant" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Annie's Day" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Real Deal" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Bored World" ⭐⭐⭐
"The Midtown Butcher" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Meeting Sarah" ⭐⭐⭐
"The Chef" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Egg" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Antihypoxiant" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Annie's Day" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Real Deal" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Bored World" ⭐⭐⭐
"The Midtown Butcher" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Meeting Sarah" ⭐⭐⭐
"The Chef" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Egg" ⭐⭐⭐⭐
February 25, 2023
Faszinierende Geschichten. Manche Wendungen hab ich nicht kommen sehen, manche hab ich ziemlich schnell gewusst. Aber ich gebe zu "the Egg" beschäftigt mich gerade...eine faszinierende Vorstellung.
November 26, 2023
Much like John Hughes demonstrated with the Home Alone movies, once you have discovered the golden formula, there’s no reason to deviate from it. Weir’s short stories all follow the exact same recipe: the reader is introduced to an intriguing scenario, led to believe they know what’s going on, just to have their foundational understanding radically subverted with Weir’s revelatory last page, if not last sentence. The stories are bite sized and simply written, not demanding too much of an investment of time or intellectual strain for the ultimate delivery of the gratifying plot-twist. Reading this anthology felt like a reliable flow of dopamine hits with every ending. His prose isn’t beautiful nor particularly sophisticated, though, so the quality of the story entirely relies on the quality of his idea, which vary radically throughout the collection. The thought experiment presented by The Egg is philosophically rich and provocative enough, in my opinion, to become the foundation of a religion followed by millions or the thesis of a philosophical treatise claiming a spot on the shelf amongst the likes of Spinoza or Sarte; the Midtown Killer, on the other hand, simply aims for the easy thrill of expectation subversion, but would nonetheless be predictable to a middle schooler. Most of the stories are pretty mid, but you could basically read them in the same amount of time that it takes you to read this review, so by all means, it is worth it. Entertaining read. Second favorite story: Access.
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