Chris’s Reviews > Lucky or Unlucky?: 13 Stories of Fate > Status Update

Almost done with this, my first collection of short stories. I must say, I think I MUCH prefer the novel structure to the short story. Even the good ones just left me wanting more. There were some standouts, but as a whole I'll probably not get into reading a lot of these.
It was for a good cause, though. So I'm happy I bought it. :-D

I must say that "The Emperor's 13th Choice" by N.E. White was a standout from the rest so far. A short story that didn't feel rushed or truncated. It hit the "Goldilocks Zone" perfectly and was a fun, surprising story to boot! Hope this collection has a few more like THAT.

Some of 'em miss, some of 'em hit. Most of them just seem too short to really get a handle on them. Almost like the story was SUPPOSED to go one but they hit a word count limit. lol

Meh. Alright. That last story about the aluminum was okay, for the most part, but I feel like the ending just didn't punch like it should have. Also, it was hard to get a feel for any of the characters personality wise. I think the art of writing a GOOD short story is under appreciated. Some of the authors in this book are amazing novelists. But their short stories? Ugh!

Finished another one of these short stories. That one came to an interesting end, but I still wanted more. Maybe I'm just to used to the novel format?

These have been neat little stories, but I have to say that I wish some were longer. :-( They seem like great premises for novels. At least great worlds were great novels could be placed?

I cheated and read the last story first. O.O
Don't tell anyone, okay? It was by Mark Lawrence and his post about this short-story collection is what made me buy it in the first place. I couldn't resist.