★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(SF Adventure) Ejiro sees a small device fall from the sky, and she’s sure it came from extraterrestrials. But what exactly does it do, and can she get anyone to believe her? (6,733 words; Time: 22m)
"The Harmonic Resonance of Ejiro Anaborhi," by Wole Talabi [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 03-04|18, published on February 27, 2018 by Spilogale Inc.
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Pro: Ejiro and her father are both solid characters. She’s very brave to try to use the device to protect her father during the protest, but by that point, we expect her to be.
Con: Too many things break suspension of disbelief. The only reason she can’t convince her father about the device is that she doesn’t try to show it to him. She has no problem showing the device to her friend Femi the next day.
Also, when she tells Femi “You saw it. You know what we are going to do,” I had no idea what she was talking about. Her decision to try to use the device to join everyone together seems based on wishful thinking, nothing else.
Finally, the outcome is essentially the destruction of the human race, even though it’s portrayed as a positive ending.
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Con: Too many things break suspension of disbelief. The only reason she can’t convince her father about the device is that she doesn’t try to show it to him. She has no problem showing the device to her friend Femi the next day.
Also, when she tells Femi “You saw it. You know what we are going to do,” I had no idea what she was talking about. Her decision to try to use the device to join everyone together seems based on wishful thinking, nothing else.
Finally, the outcome is essentially the destruction of the human race, even though it’s portrayed as a positive ending.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 03-04|18)
Wole Talabi Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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