Tamas Dobozy's "Siege 13" revitalizes the short story genre through the multifarious approaches that he takes to an event that is little known to the average modern reader, and virtually untouched by the fiction writer. I tried to find something I could seriously criticize about the compilation of short stories, but had a hard time doing so. I would, however, warn those who hold complete and resolved plots as the be all end all of good story writing, as Dobozy sometimes leaves the reader hanging at the end of a story, feeling that there is more that needs to be said. Dobozy sometimes forgoes the resolution craved by many readers in order to accentuate much deeper revelations. His writing is a probing into the psychology and poetical formulas of the human condition as much as a vehicle for a good story. Previous reviewers have criticized some of the stories for not fitting nicely into the theme of the siege of Budapest, and admittedly some of the stories do appear at first to be only coincidentally linked, yet these stories reveal some of the subtlety of the first and second-hand traumas caused by the siege. Overall, Siege 13 was highly enjoyable, and I often found myself sitting and thinking after each story had concluded. The depth and profundity of Dobozy's narratives make for an enticing read, and each story begs to be read again.