★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Horror) All the women in the world have mysteriously disappeared, and life is hard for the narrator, an attractive young man who’s not even a little bit gay but gets unwelcome attention. (11,008 words; Time: 36m)
Recommended By: 👍STomaino+2 (Q&A)
"This Constant Narrowing," by Geoff Ryman [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 11-12|18, published on October 27, 2018 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2018.594 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: There’s nothing wrong with the writing. Narration is transparent and dialog is natural.
Con: I found it impossible to suspend disbelief for this story. The idea that you could shoot people and then “help” them so they’d submit to you is just nuts; someone would kill you, sooner rather than later.
Full disclosure: although I know the author is gay himself (as am I), I feel the story portrays gay people in a very bad light, and that doubtless affects how I feel about the story.
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Pro: There’s nothing wrong with the writing. Narration is transparent and dialog is natural.
Con: I found it impossible to suspend disbelief for this story. The idea that you could shoot people and then “help” them so they’d submit to you is just nuts; someone would kill you, sooner rather than later.
Full disclosure: although I know the author is gay himself (as am I), I feel the story portrays gay people in a very bad light, and that doubtless affects how I feel about the story.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 11-12|18)
Geoff Ryman Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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