Jacob M. Appel

A couple adopt a depressed hedgehog; a mother is seduced by the father of her daughter's imaginary friend; a man kidnap's his ex-wife's turtle. In eight tragicomic stories, Einstein's Beach House features ordinary men and women rising to life's extraordinary challenges.

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Einstein's Beach House

This book doesn't make sense, which makes sense, since it is about deceiving yourself. Seriously, it's a really strange read and it contains some twisted humour and rather f*cked up characters. I would have loved to analyse the short stories in it in english class...

Some stories - like the one about the imaginary friend - weren't as interesting as I hoped but others really spoke to me, even though I asked myself at first, why someone would write about kidnapping a turtle for example.



The author provided me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.

Denise B.

Really 3.5 stars but you know, goodreads. 8 Short stories by J. Appel in 179 pages. Off-kilter, comedic and a dash of dark anecdotal happenings in daily life that include a depressed hedgehog, tortoise with kidney problems and an imaginary parrot are just a taste test in this quirky amalgamation of thought provoking collection of stories. This is a good book and definitely encourages thinking outside the so called "norm" that real life actually entails vs. what everyone portrays. It didn't "Wow!" me, but I absolutely recommend for those swimming to the side of mainstream. Not all the stories willbe liked but I firmly believe there's a little somethin' for anyone with even an idea of not reading their "usual". 


Note: Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy. I thoroughly enjoyed most of the stories and hope that means more than how many stars I give. Can't wait to read more!

Einstein's Beach House Stories

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