★★★☆☆ Average
(Near-Future SF) As the narrator’s life falls apart, she wonders about the merits of a new kind of body modification which makes your face all-but-invisible. (3,615 words; Time: 12m)
"The Real You™," by Molly Tanzer [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 101, published on October 1, 2018.
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Review: 2018.544 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The plot describes how the narrator betrayed her boyfriend only to learn that he really was the right guy for her. It’s poignant and bittersweet.
Con: The speculative element is rather silly and isn’t very important to the plot.
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Pro: The plot describes how the narrator betrayed her boyfriend only to learn that he really was the right guy for her. It’s poignant and bittersweet.
Con: The speculative element is rather silly and isn’t very important to the plot.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 101)
Molly Tanzer Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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