Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer

The idea of hint fiction is that by keeping a story at 25 words or less a writer can suggest a larger, complex story in the space of only a few lines. It's an intriguing concept which, if this collection is any indication, is tricky to pull off. Many of the stories either feel like great lines, either as something brilliant to open with or a nice little bit of characterization or plot twist within a novel. I think the collection is best seen as a serious of experiments, with the determination of success or failure left to each individual reader. That not all of these experiments are succesful is understandable given the challenges of hinting at so much by so little.