A review by gynocyber
Faces Under Water by Tanith Lee

4.0

enough of this is wrought from lee's typically striking, specular imagery to overcome the bits that feel uninspired. as usual, i say this every time, you can sense lee's own level of interest in the nitty-gritty of storytelling -- when she's on the work blossoms, and when she's not, the work skips past its more tiresome obligations. as a writer i admire that honesty. is the job of an artist to create a perfect object? idk. seems impossible. certainly a "good editor" could've sewn the seams shut, but in doing so would've rid her writing of its unpretentious transparency.

also -- queen of writing characters that are unsympathetic if not totally opaque. she rly demanded that you get on her level or move on !!