
Uncommon Type
Some Stories
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Narrated by:
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Tom Hanks
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By:
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Tom Hanks
About this listen
Read by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
A collection of 17 wonderful short stories showing that Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.
A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game - and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down-and-out motel, romance and a bit of real life.
These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heart-warming and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have.
©2017 Tom Hanks (P)2017 Random House AudiobooksTom hanks first book
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Did not find the stories interesting
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I sincerely recommend this as one of those wild card buys that really does reap rewards.
Uncommonly good...
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Perfect
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Being a lover of the short story format I was entirely delighted by these creations from the mind and typewriter of Hanks.
Some wonderfully absorbing characters and stories. So darn good!
I'll be honest I didn't care much for "Alan Bean Plus Four" and the four stories titled "Our Town Today With Hank Fiset". They were beautifully written however I didn't connect with them.
My favourites were "Christmas Eve 1953", "Welcome to Mars", "A Month on Green Street", These Are The Meditations of My Heart" and "Go See Kostas".
My all-time favourite is "The Past is Important to Us". It has a delicious Ray Bradbury flavour about it.
I sincerely hope Tom Hanks crafts many more enticing short stories. He has a clear mastery of this format.
This is a Gem!
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Recommended to anyone who loves clever and engaging yarns. Well done Mr. H.
Excellent
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a delight from start to finish.
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They move in period, location, and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart and engaging as the man himself.
While the stories are witty, it is more so because of the man himself. They may not be Pulitzer material, but it truly is a pleasure to read his book while thinking about this imaginative man.
Listen just for Tom Hanks' mellifluous voice
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Happy and clever
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The audiobook was a different experience than reading the ebook. Tom Hanks narrates the audiobook and it was a pleasure to listen to him.
I loved this collection of stories. The tales cater to different tastes and cover different styles, some long, some very short across different genres. Each story features a typewriter in some form or another. I didn’t realise this until I’d listen to at least have the stories. I thought this was a nice touch.
Several stories including Three Exhausting Weeks and Alan Bean Plus Four feature the same characters. The stories are stand-alone and just have the same characters. These were my favourite stories in the whole collection.
I also liked the three stories featuring the title Our Town Today With Hank Fiset which were a lot of fun to read and listen to.
Some may be dubious of an actor turning his hand to creative writing but Uncommon Type: Some Stories is highly entertaining.
Hugely enjoyable collection
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