Ordeal in Space by Robert A. Heinlein - Review

“Ordeal in Space” by Robert A. Heinlein is the story of a man who becomes a hero of space when he is called to repair a spaceship and the aftermath of that event.

The fear of heights and open space is so strong that he tries not to even be in the open air on the street. In general, it is possible to live with this, and he even somehow adapts, changing his job, environment and lifestyle.

But staying at a friend's house, he hears a cat meowing outside the window of a high-rise building …



This is a link to the text of the story:
https://litlife.club/books/126598/read?page=30&

The League of the Old Men by Jack London — Review

The story “The League of the Old Men” by Jack London is about a war between two civilizations. The Native Americans are losing their culture, their values are substituted by the values ​​of another world.

The old people understand that their youth is not capable of acting, they begin to protect their tribe from external influence.



Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/jack-london/short-story/the-league-of-the-old-men

Chopin in winter by Stuart Dybek — Review

“Chopin in winter” by Stuart Dybek is the story about a young boy who is listening to the Etudes of Chopin during a Chicago winter season. The main characters are a pregnant neighbor, grandfather and other members of the boy's family.

Stuart Dybek describes the bizarre routine of everyday life in Chicago's Polish enclaves. The story has close connotations with the memories of the author about his childhood.



Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://royallib.com/read/Dybek_Stuart/the_coast_of_chicago_stories.html?ysclid=l26w5cggly#0

The Gardener by Rudyard Kipling — Review

The plot of the story "The Gardener" by Rudyard Kipling is connected with the events of Kipling's life. On September 27, 1915, his eighteen-year-old son was killed in a battle near Loo.

Later he visited the cemetery and talked with the gardeners. After that he began writing the story.



Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://psv4.userapi.com/c237331/u500001729/docs/d52/80ad22cfa024/The_Gardener.pdf?extra=kuCKsxyUAldC5Ol46jg0mdEbn5cr9RVDSPGByBsKMrHlQEi9pR4Eks7jRdgTNvd3rh25juvq0KFsVpe5cl5h07cyRD5OftePTeDjBWG1zYUN0DLIZYZjX0PrcaZ5Fn9hxECLkOIYYt6GS5_yToDhboMdJw

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu — Review

The story “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu is about the relationship between the parents and children, the love of a mother for her son, and about childish cruelty and selfishness.

The story includes descriptions of paper animals which can remind readers of a fairy tale.

The story is told from the perspective of an adult son. As a child, of course, he loved his mother very much and was close to her, but in his rebellious adolescence he moved away from her and only after many years was able to understand what pain he caused her ...




Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://psv4.userapi.com/c237231/u500001729/docs/d45/fc55072e7f08/The-Paper-Menagerie_by_Ken_Liu.pdf?extra=6shNJ-OPBXX07Wv7zEcxcTHf_Q-aaBW4qejqNHv5y0DuAFvxXsCZYHyggGiV0ZpkzIvT4Yp_GJyeyNsFDTbwE4ugxbTS9rWLkhGk7xjMPnryQuyxCUILhGsB3Nw6_S6EQgvm1sn-tpcHDzk1lc4b0xBQZA

The old man by Daphne Du Maurier — Review

The old man by Daphne Du Maurier belongs to the genre of mystery stories. The family lives near the lake, father and mother, in love with each other and three daughters and a strange son.

The father is the real head of the family: strict, proud and even majestic. One day, they decide to send their children to a new life.

Du Maurier writes in such a way that we don’t know until the very end, the tension during the story rises gradually.



Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://readsonlinebook.com/the_birds_and_other_stories/26

The Enormous Radio by John Cheever — Review

The short story “The Enormous Radio” by John Cheever tells about the ordinary family who lives on the 12th floor of an apartment building. One day, the radio in their apartment breaks down and they decide to purchase a new, experimental model of the radio.

To their surprise when, instead of music, they hear the conversations of their neighbors from the speakers … The story is written with a little humor and with a lot of sadness.



This is a link to the text of the story:
https://tnsatlanta.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Enormous-Radio-Cheever.pdf