★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Modern Fantasy Dystopia) A boy whose family members have ways of becoming invisible copes with the specter of an all-out race war. (2,589 words; Time: 08m)
"Dying Lessons," by Troy L. Wiggins [bio] (edited by Sheree Renée Thomas and Rasha Abdulhadi, Erin Roberts), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 07/30/18, published on July 30, 2018.
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Pro: The gift of invisibility is very low-power, but, as the story suggests, it can be quite effective.
The setting appears to be a future fascist-run USA that directs the army and/or local militias to kill all the black people. Presumably the media don't report what's going on because they're government-controlled.
Con: The story’s setting is over-the-top, the bad guys are cardboard villains, and the whole thing seems to be set up to make us cheer when the narrator starts killing people.
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The setting appears to be a future fascist-run USA that directs the army and/or local militias to kill all the black people. Presumably the media don't report what's going on because they're government-controlled.
Con: The story’s setting is over-the-top, the bad guys are cardboard villains, and the whole thing seems to be set up to make us cheer when the narrator starts killing people.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 07/30/18)
Troy L. Wiggins Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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