Reviews

Iris by Norman Crane

petk0616's review

3.0

At first I was really enjoying the strange story being presented, but the end was horrendous. It had so much potential and I was let down. The end was not one that gave answers nor in a way did it feel as if it was being left on a cliff hanger (it was as if the author just stopped the story half way through). In all honestly it just seemed like nonsense that took away from a very promising story.

endemictoearth's review

challenging dark fast-paced

2.5

There was a post-apocalyptic setting requirement on a recent reading challenge, and I somehow stumbled across this story. It's very much got a "What HAPPENED?" vibe about it, but I think that's the point. The middle bit is the interesting part, which is most of it, but I didn't truly get the connection to the earlier conversation with Iris (named after a part of the eye, but diagnosed with a degenerative disease that would end in her blindness). 

Since it was free, I took this for the thought experiment with a touch of mind fuckery that I think it is intended to be.