★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Fantasy) Nanny gives the man's eulogy, including the personal statement of how the deceased once found himself turned into a bear. (4,585 words; Time: 15m)
"On the Occasion of A Burial of Ernest Zach Ulrich," by Mary Kuryla [bio] (edited by Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 02/12/18, published on February 12, 2018.
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Pro: The story has a lot of tension in it, whether we’re waiting for the bear to eat the girl or wondering if he’s going to rape her.
Con: The envelope story, about how this is being read at his funeral, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. The story itself has no actual plot, given that the bear is the protagonist and has no particular goals.
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Con: The envelope story, about how this is being read at his funeral, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. The story itself has no actual plot, given that the bear is the protagonist and has no particular goals.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 02/12/18)
Mary Kuryla Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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