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ISBN: 1101911948

ISBN13: 9781101911945

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Name: Engaging, Feel-good Read
Item: Uncommon Type: Some Stories
Rating: 5
Author: Lisa H

by Tom Hanks

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Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, USA Today - A collection of "first-rate" short stories (The New York Times) that explore--with great affection, humor, and insight--the human condition in all its foibles.
A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends traveling to the moon in a rocketship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures in his first work of fiction.

The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central.

To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty, and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world. In these stories, Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. By turns whimsical, witty, and moving, Uncommon Type establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1101911948

ISBN13:9781101911945

Release Date:September 2018

Publisher:Vintage

Length:416 Pages

Weight:0.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.9"

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Family And Relationships Friendship Love Time Travel Contemporary Fiction Fiction Literature & Fiction

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Engaging, Feel-good Read

Published by Lisa H , 11 months ago

What a fun book! Lovable Tom Hanks delivers several entertaining stories in his quintessential jovial manner. Reading Mr. Hanks' fictional works takes you on a truly enjoyable ride through his quirky (or should I say QWERTY) imagination. Hope this is not the last that we are reading from author, actor and all-round great guy, Tom Hanks.

Loved having variety

Published by Mellissa , 2 years ago

I really enjoyed these! Some of them I even wanted more from!

Great!

Published by cchicago , 4 years ago

The cover of the book was different and a little dirty but easy to clean. This collection of short stories is great and got me out of a reading slump!