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A review by kcraig73
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.0
The title novella “Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke” is really the gem of this piece. The two other short stories included here are not nearly as strong as the original novella.
“Things Have Gotten Worse…” is a disgusting and twisted statement about devotion and the desperation for affection. Well executed with beautiful prose. My only complaint being…no one talked like that in chat rooms in the early 2000s.
“The Enchantment” felt stiff and forced. There was almost too much going on in the story to make it work. Some of the threads could’ve been cut and it would’ve been a much stronger more simplified piece that works in the pages it has.
“You’ll Find Its Like That All Over” feels unpolished and frankly, unfinished. I can see through to the “moral” of the story and the story itself is good but the execution feels stiff. It doesn’t flow like I would like.
Overall great but I would probably only ever reread “Things Have Gotten Worse…”
“Things Have Gotten Worse…” is a disgusting and twisted statement about devotion and the desperation for affection. Well executed with beautiful prose. My only complaint being…no one talked like that in chat rooms in the early 2000s.
“The Enchantment” felt stiff and forced. There was almost too much going on in the story to make it work. Some of the threads could’ve been cut and it would’ve been a much stronger more simplified piece that works in the pages it has.
“You’ll Find Its Like That All Over” feels unpolished and frankly, unfinished. I can see through to the “moral” of the story and the story itself is good but the execution feels stiff. It doesn’t flow like I would like.
Overall great but I would probably only ever reread “Things Have Gotten Worse…”