This is such a charming collection of stories. Each one, whether told in first person or third person, is from the perspective of an inanimate object. And while you’d think maybe the gimmick would get old, it never does, and never feels like a gimmick. Because each story is unique, and most are downright endearing.

First off, thanks to netgalley/author and publisher for giving me an opportunity to read this book.

Awesome is how i would describe this book in a word!

As told by things, just like the title describes, is a collection of short shorties that are narrated by "things" themselves. What we see around us, anything without a pulse, we collectively call them things and dont pay much heed to them. Some of them have been with us for quite some time and some we dont appreciate its importance but would never give up (blanket or a comb) .The stories give us the perspective of these objects. Names of some of the stories gave away what it was about and some of them were teasers giving enough information to guess. (the latter was my favorite)

This is a must read for all adults as is. As for kids, if certain sections are modified, this will be a great learning guide for kids to understand and treat all thing around us gently because they too have feelings.

This book has really interesting stories about ''things'' I like the unique concept. Reading stories about inanimate object and their feelings is amazing. I really enjoyed it.

What a sweet little collection of stories that we are seeing from the perspective of inanimate objects.
Funny, sad, lonely. All human emotions are here.

Fun collection of stories revolving around sentient objects. The stories I felt stood out as the strongest were ‘Start Again’ by Allana McFall, ‘Ruby’ by Terry Sanville, and ‘Anything Nice’ by Steve Carr.

I did not understand ‘The Malkin and Thel Tarot Catalog’ by Robert Dawson. Maybe I’m missing something?

Overall, I would recommend this collection.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book.

As Told By Things is a fun take on storytelling told by a lot of things we take for granted - inanimate objects that make our day easier, look good, etc.

Of the 26 stories, I was only not interested in about 6. That leaves an almost 70% hit rate, which is pretty good for a short story collection.

My favourites were "Elevated", "Paris Mug", "Twenty Sides to Every Tale" (Go Western!), "Cashmere" and "What I See".

I probably won't be treating any inanimate object any differently... but it does make you think :)

I was expecting something different with this book. However, it was a quick read and it was fun to try and figure out which object was being written about.

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I jumped at the opportunity to read this flash fiction and short story anthology. I'm a huge fan of flash fiction, and am involved in various flash fiction projects in the community. The premise of this anthology is brilliant: stories told from the perspectives of objects.

What I admire about this anthology are a handful of the stories whose authors chose interesting objects. I really enjoyed 'The Playful Protector' by Jasre' Ellis, who writes about a scarf. I'd love to read more of their work.

As great a theme as this is, there were certain elements that distracted me as a reader. The object narrators are very self-aware, and don't feel as if they've been developed as characters, so at times these stories feel like a "guess what I am" rather than a story. This often relates in storytelling that feels predictable and self-involved, very "tell" and not enough "show". Around three of the objects describe themselves as "beautiful".

There's also a sense of limitation when telling a story from the perspective of an object that I feel wasn't wholly considered. For example, in 'Elevated' the elevator-narrator talks about the type of music played in an elevator in the building next to her; how on earth could this elevator possibly know this information? For some readers, I imagine this wouldn't be an issue, but if I'm to believe the reality of this perspective, I need details that won't challenge my suspension of belief. The rest of this story, in fact, is rather entertaining, but I kept thinking over that detail throughout.

All things considered, I wanted to really like this anthology, but it didn't live up to my expectations. This anthology is great if you're wanting an easy read that has it's moments. If you're wanting to read a short story / flash fiction anthology or collection that's going to really resonate with you, with stories, images, and characters you'll remember, there are plenty of other books (and online magazines) worth reading.

The love I possess for stories told from the perspectives of the inanimate objects probably says a lot of me as a reader and as a person. But whatever that means for my irregular psyche, it’s a great fun in general to check out the world from such different perspectives. Something (forgive the pun) objectively different and exciting about the worlds of objects. This is actually a second collection of such stories I’ve read (the first one being a terrific Inanimates I edited by Katherine Marzinsky) and what a great read. This is a fairly light collection as far as the general mood goes, some (quite unusual) romances, some genuinely sweet stories and all are very good, with soul and cleverness and a certain zest for life that real life protagonists often don’t offer. The editor contributes two short stories of the toilet nature, but otherwise the objects range far and wide and their singular perspectives engage me thoroughly. It’s also a very modern collection in that gender neutral, politically correct sort of way, if you’re into that sort of thing. The most incredible thing is how entertaining and lovely this book turned out without a single recognizable name involved. Way to find and assemble talent. Kudos to the editor and publishers. This book was an absolute delight and its animated inanimates can and do charm the reader with their stories completely. Thanks Netgalley.