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5 incredible short stories

@sidcodes

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The creator shares a personal list of highly-regarded short stories, appealing to a shared interest in literature and potentially sparking discussion or discovery among viewers who enjoy reading.

Summary

This is a slideshow presentation of five short stories that the creator recommends. Each slide features the title, author, and a brief description of a short story, presented in a countdown format from five to one.

Structure

1Introduction of the topic: 5 incredible short stories
2Countdown and presentation of each story (5-1)
3Each story includes title, author, and a personal note
4Final story presented

On-screen text

5 incredible short stories @thesidcodes 5 short stories I'd like to be buried next to 5. ШИНЕЛЬ. Повесть Н.В. Гоголя. съ рисунками Михаила Добужинского. ИЗДАНІЕ А.Ф. МАРКСА. С.ПЕТЕРБУРГЪ. The Overcoat Nikolai Gogol by an underrated goat 4. ERNEST HEMINGWAY MEN WITHOUT WOMEN "Painfully good." -Joseph Wood Krutch, The Nation. A Canary for One Ernest Hemingway loved by a younger version of myself 3. Carry On, Jeeves 6728 36 b US 9096945 7793695 Jeeves Takes Charge P. G. Wodehouse one of the only writers i regularly laugh with 2. KEN LIU AUTHOR OF THE GRACE OF KINGS THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES "Liu's wondrous tales elegantly explore the place where ordinary and the extraordinary meet." -The Washington Post The Paper Menagerie Ken Liu Heartwarming and sad, if a little cliched 1. Claire Keegan Antarctica A beautiful, for its week of great claims. It's a joy to read work of such energy and cool poetry. Sebastian Barry Antarctica Claire Keegan A quiet holiday that turns very dangerous.

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These are all stories that I think are great, not really because of the quality of the writing (although they are written well), but because of the emotions they manage to evoke. All bangers though, read them. #books #BookTok #fyp #reading