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Weekend in a War Zone
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bookshelves: reviewed, short-story, someterrifyingspacemonkeysgotloose, war
Apr 19, 2022
bookshelves: reviewed, short-story, someterrifyingspacemonkeysgotloose, war
Being a bit of a GRRM vet by this point, I made a solid projection of the flow of this short story by the time the first paragraph was done.
A skilled enough piece, I guess. It is solid in its premise: war commercialized, and sold as high-stakes adventure holiday. This one told through the eyes of a resentful participant, trying to impress his boss.
Interestingly, if you had told me the plot points without any character details, I might have guessed it was from the Bachman oeuvre of Stephen King. The character details, however, make this unmistakably Martin's story.
Ok in the real world, but lower on a George-specific scale, I'll round this out to a three star rating.
A skilled enough piece, I guess. It is solid in its premise: war commercialized, and sold as high-stakes adventure holiday. This one told through the eyes of a resentful participant, trying to impress his boss.
Interestingly, if you had told me the plot points without any character details, I might have guessed it was from the Bachman oeuvre of Stephen King. The character details, however, make this unmistakably Martin's story.
Ok in the real world, but lower on a George-specific scale, I'll round this out to a three star rating.
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Apr 25, 2022 04:09AM
Great review Michelle, nice to know that as a Martin expert by now, you were able to make accurate projections right from the start! :)
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Serge wrote: "Great review Michelle, nice to know that as a Martin expert by now, you were able to make accurate projections right from the start! :)"Thanks Serge! It’s been interesting reading so many of his shorter fictions in a relatively small amount of time. I sure feel like I’m really getting to know him as a writer.
What's an "ouvre"?
Paul wrote: "What's an "ouvre"?"It’s an author’s collection of work, taken as a whole. (Not just an author. You could you use oeuvre for any type of artist, I think)
Michelle F wrote: "Paul wrote: "What's an "ouvre"?"It’s an author’s collection of work, taken as a whole. (Not just an author. You could you use oeuvre for any type of artist, I think)"Ooooh! I thought it was a bunch of little canapes you served with the wine at book club. 😁 I am now edified.
