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eoghann's review
5.0
If you want a great example of showing and not telling, then this is it.
As a short story it doesn't have much space in which to both create a futuristic world and set up a plot and yet the author Kathryn Lance makes it looks easy.
In a matter of only a few paragraphs the story effortlessly drops you into a world that is alien and yet just relatable enough that you're able to keep up with the strange references.
The story itself is a dark one and you really can't call anyone a hero. The characters are flawed, selfish, manipulative and weak. So, human, pretty much. Their motives are certainly relatable if not very pure.
I feel like we're only getting the tiniest glimpse of the universe this story is set in and that it's one I'd really like to re-visit whether via this protagonist or another one.
A must read story.
As a short story it doesn't have much space in which to both create a futuristic world and set up a plot and yet the author Kathryn Lance makes it looks easy.
In a matter of only a few paragraphs the story effortlessly drops you into a world that is alien and yet just relatable enough that you're able to keep up with the strange references.
The story itself is a dark one and you really can't call anyone a hero. The characters are flawed, selfish, manipulative and weak. So, human, pretty much. Their motives are certainly relatable if not very pure.
I feel like we're only getting the tiniest glimpse of the universe this story is set in and that it's one I'd really like to re-visit whether via this protagonist or another one.
A must read story.
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