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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
Treat yourself to a dose of Aussie humor and campy horror with Georgina Fatseas' Australian Short Stories. A wife desperately tries to steer her very drunk husband from the bar to the car to hilarious results. After much deliberation, a young couple buys a house, only to discover it comes with a unique in-built security system. Two ghosts prepare tricks to impress visitors to their haunted house on Halloween. An incredible traffic jam causes three jury members to arrive late to the court, much to the judge's ire. After a hot day's work, a young man visits a bar and swaps stories with two strangers until a brawl breaks out. A snow-white calf struggles to enjoy playing hide and seek with his siblings until winter comes and changes the landscape.
With a generous sprinkling of humor, Georgina Fatseas offers an entertaining collection that short story lovers will savor with relish. Layered with droll humor, some horror, and mystery, Australian Short Stories enthralls you from beginning to end. These tales are not out-and-out comedies, yet there is something quintessentially Australian about Fatseas' writing so that you can't help but laugh out loud at the most inopportune moments. The author doesn't hesitate to use Aussie vernacular in some of the dialogue, and it adds a fascinating flavor that feels authentic and distinctive, at least to a non-Aussie. Even the horror elements have a touch of humor to them, which adds to the comedy and makes the stories so much fun to read. I absolutely adored this collection, and if you love short stories too, I urge you not to miss out on this one!