280. Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Rating:  ☆☆☆

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Author:   Tom Hanks

Genre:  Fiction, Short Stories

405 pages, published October 17, 2017

Reading Format:  Audio Book

 

Summary

A collection of 17 short stories by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks.  Each story in some way involves a typewriter.

Quotes 

“In the real world (ours) every day in Gotham is a little like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and a lot like Baggage Claim after a long, crowded flight.”

 

“In New York City real estate parlors took your money and lied to you, drug addicts relieved themselves in plain sight, and the Public Library was closed on Mondays.”

 

“Being Anna’s boyfriend was like training to be a Navy SEAL while working full-time in an Amazon fulfillment center in the Oklahoma Panhandle in tornado season. Something was going on every moment of every day. My 2:30 naps were a thing of the past.”

 

“Are you flirting with me?”

“No,” Anna said. “I’m propositioning you. Totally different thing. Flirting is fishing. Maybe you hook up, maybe you don’t. Propositioning is the first step in closing a deal.” 

My Take

A fun read which confirms that Tom Hanks can do more than act.  He is actually a pretty good writer.  I especially enjoyed his story about the bowler who kept bowling perfect games and the Midwestern girl who made it big on Broadway.  Nice to hear the stories read by Tom Hanks.