This Won't Take Long: 100 Very Short Stories of Dangerous Relationships, Impaired Presidents, Frustrating Jobs and More

by Matt Pais

One hundred really short stories you can read on a commute, during a lunch break or in the bathroom, not that anyone ever reads anything there.What's unique about this The pieces are divided into seven categories (Relationships, Politics, Family, Pop Culture, Work, Travel and ?) and were each written during a 15-minute bus ride to work.Some are funny, some are sweet, some are disturbing. They're all intended to be entertaining, thought-provoking and leave you wanting more. Start from the beginning or jump to whichever categories appeal to you most. Highlights A bank robber realizes one of the hostages is his childhood best friend in "Tunnel" America's political leaders depart for another planet in "Goodbye, Morons" Pet store animals debate the merits of "A Dog's Purpose" in "Critics' Row" A 6-year-old asks his parents what God looks like in "Filler" A garbageman develops a crush on the other guy in the truck in "The Drop-Off"

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 27, 2019

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This Won't Take Long...yeah right.

I took nine months to read this in dribs and drabs between everything else. That wasn't the fault of the book, each story is a short and easily digestible one that you can throw in between other books.

Nothing about this was particularly memorable to me though.