Uncommon Type Summary
Hanks, Tom

Uncommon Type Overview

Academy Award winner Tom Hanks switches gears from acting to storytelling in his first collection of short stories, Uncommon Type. While the reader encounters various personalities on their journey through the compilation, all the stories are laced together by the presence of a typewriter, hence the collection’s name. Clearly an advocate for the machine, Hanks defends the durability of the typewriter while also providing an intriguing, humorous ride for the reader, playing on themes such as change, what it is to be American, and family dynamics.