Thom reviewed Suddenly, a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret
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4 stars
This has been on my to-read list since I finished [b:The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories|836957|The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories|Etgar Keret|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347467526s/836957.jpg|191662] a while back. Great stories, some shorter than short, but most deep with meaning. Many are also set in and around Israel, the author's home.
I read the audio book version of this, voiced by a star-studded cast (listed below). Mostly I paused between stories for thought - this is not a collection to be read in one sitting. My two favorites were probably "Joseph" and "Lieland". Recommended!
"Suddenly, a Knock on the Door", read by Ira Glass
"Lieland", read by Adam Thirlwell
"Cheesus Christ", read by Dave Eggers
"Simyon", read by Nicole Krauss
"Shut", read by George Saunders
"Healthy Start"; read by Ben Foster
"Teamwork", read by Mathieu Amalric
"Pudding", read by Aimee Bender
"Unzipping", read by …
This has been on my to-read list since I finished [b:The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories|836957|The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories|Etgar Keret|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347467526s/836957.jpg|191662] a while back. Great stories, some shorter than short, but most deep with meaning. Many are also set in and around Israel, the author's home.
I read the audio book version of this, voiced by a star-studded cast (listed below). Mostly I paused between stories for thought - this is not a collection to be read in one sitting. My two favorites were probably "Joseph" and "Lieland". Recommended!
"Suddenly, a Knock on the Door", read by Ira Glass
"Lieland", read by Adam Thirlwell
"Cheesus Christ", read by Dave Eggers
"Simyon", read by Nicole Krauss
"Shut", read by George Saunders
"Healthy Start"; read by Ben Foster
"Teamwork", read by Mathieu Amalric
"Pudding", read by Aimee Bender
"Unzipping", read by Miranda July
"The Polite Little Boy", read by Ben Marcus
"Mystique", read by Willem Dafoe
"Creative Writing", read by Stanley Tucci
"Snot", read by John Sayles
"Grab the Cuckoo by the Tail", read by Gary Shteyngart
"Pick a Color", read by Robert Wisdom
"Black and Blue", read by Stella Schnabel
"What Do We Have in Our Pockets?" read by Michael Chabon
"Bad Karma", read by Lorin Stein
"Ari", read by Rick Moody
"Bitch", read by Nathan Englander
"The Story, Victorious", read by Scott Shepherd
"A Good One", read by David Rakoff
"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" read by Gary Shteyngart
"Not Completely Alone", read by Michael Chernus
"One Step Beyond", read by Shea Wigham
"Big Blue Bus", read by Josh Charles
"Hemorrhoid", read by Michael Buscemi
"September All Year Long", read by Neal Stephenson
"Joseph", read by Mark Duplass
"Mourners Meal", read by Shalom Auslander
"Parallel Universes", read by Todd Hasak-Lowy
"Upgrade", read by Josh Radnor
"Guava", read by Ira Glass
"Surprise Party", read by Scott Shepherd
"What Animal Are You?" read by Jonathan Safran Foer
"Asthma Attack", read by Etgar Keret