Suddenly , a knock on the door I was drawn by its tittle which is quite a deceiving one because it sounds like a horror tittle while in fact it's not a horror book . It's just strange . The author was threatened by three strangers to tell them a story . What kind of story would you tell if your life depended on it ? That must be "something out of something , a story about human situation , human condition " . I'm so glad I found Etgar Keret . It's the same exciting feeling when you get to know someone really interesting and you get a chance to sit down and have a conversation with them . A really nice one . Keret is a genius because of his ability to write about what others author will spend a novel to write about in just over 100 page length . Suddenly , a knock on the door contains over 30 short stories , really short ones . I love "parallel universes" for its beauty of depressing and poetic all along . That's the story I can relate to most . " Guava" is creative and funny all together . "What we have in our pocket" gives me this beautiful melancholy vibe that I can't explain . It's my favorite besides "Parallel universes " and " team work". Had I never read short stories that are so short yet so rich , heart-breaking, thought-provoking like "suddenly , a knock on the door " However , all the Vietnamese reviews on goodreads that I get to read doesn't seem to take this beautiful book seriously . They're all about how funny and strange the book is . Well it is strange and funny but that's not all of its traits . When it hits you deeper its true beauty will be revealed . Otherwise , you will only find it weird and funny and even nonsense . To each their own , I suppose . From my point of view , this book is definitely worth a try , or even two . :D