★★★☆☆ Average
(Military SF) A wounded soldier tries to pick up the pieces of his old life, but he can’t be sure which of his memories is real. (4,430 words; Time: 14m)
"Soldier's Things," by Tim Lees [bio] (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in Interzone issue 278, published on November 15, 2018 by TTA Press.
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Pro: Clever idea to replace indoctrination and propaganda with direct mental modification. One set to make you ready for war and a different set to bring you home. Except that, for the narrator, it hasn’t worked properly.
Con: Nothing really happens in this story other than that we figure out what’s going on.
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Pro: Clever idea to replace indoctrination and propaganda with direct mental modification. One set to make you ready for war and a different set to bring you home. Except that, for the narrator, it hasn’t worked properly.
Con: Nothing really happens in this story other than that we figure out what’s going on.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 278)
Tim Lees Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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