Last Laugh

Five different stories which mostly share a slightly bitter view of the world, where basic injustice must be met by violence, getting your own back, having the last laugh. In some ways that last laugh is the author's as he plays with the readers' expectations creating some clever twists of endings. The final story is the cleverest in this way, upsetting our expectations several times before the end. This like others leaves us only with the sense that 'they' deserve all they get - and whether this is the concrete sculpture or a computer - a good thump makes the characters feel better.