★★★☆☆ Average
(Christian Time Travel) Jesus keeps travelling back in time trying to get his execution just right, but he and his marketing people agree that there’s something important missing. (5,294 words; Time: 17m)
"The Christ Loop," by Leo Vladimirsky [bio] (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in Interzone issue 275, published on May 15, 2018 by TTA Press.
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Pro: He finally gets it right. Not only does he get to rest, he accomplishes his goal of getting God’s attention.
The exhaustive approach to trying every possible way to be executed (e.g. if it’s execution by bear, then we’ll try every possible kind of bear) sounded very similar to some marketing campaigns.
Con: It’s not clear why crucifixion was so much better than the other methods. Nor why they tried a million other things first, given how common it was. Surely you'd try that before you tried polar bears!
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The exhaustive approach to trying every possible way to be executed (e.g. if it’s execution by bear, then we’ll try every possible kind of bear) sounded very similar to some marketing campaigns.
Con: It’s not clear why crucifixion was so much better than the other methods. Nor why they tried a million other things first, given how common it was. Surely you'd try that before you tried polar bears!
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 275)
Leo Vladimirsky Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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