★★★☆☆ Average
(Apocalyptic Horror) Children in the Sharing Place learn to process their grief before they go Outside. Bad things happen Outside to those who get Rejected. (5,203 words; Time: 17m)
"In the Sharing Place," by David Erik Nelson [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 09-10|18, published on August 16, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The realization of what’s outside is a big shock, yet it makes complete sense, given what we’ve been told before. The moment when we realize the car is playing the "Bad Song" is chilling.
Con: The whole operation of the Sharing Place makes no real sense. Why would the people send their children outside to an expected death?
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Con: The whole operation of the Sharing Place makes no real sense. Why would the people send their children outside to an expected death?
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|18)
David Erik Nelson Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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