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Meet My Maker The Mad Molecule by J.P. Donleavy

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4.0

This collection of short stories was great. Many of them are ultra short (2-3 pages) and feel like a series of writing exercises, but several of the longer stories are worth reading twice. Most of the stories lean toward a dark theme and have a twist, similar to Saki. I especially enjoyed A Fairytale of New York, Whither Wigwams, Franz F, You Murdered My Cat, Meet My Maker, and Gustav G. A couple of them are real tear jerkers (Grab the tissues for When I Bought A Bear.)

I'll also mention for readers who hated The Gingerman due to the misogynistic main character, that this is not a barrier for the reader to overcome in these stories. The characters are much more sympathetic, and everything is PG rated.