★★★☆☆ Average
(Fantasy Adventure) A giant god, who looks like a human scaled up by a factor of about 10,000, fell to earth, and people have made use of bits of his skin for healing purposes. The narrator seeks fresh materials from the face, which no one has touched before. (4,405 words; Time: 14m)
"The Face of God," by Bo Balder [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 149, published on February 1, 2019.
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Review: 2019.088 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The best part of the story is the descriptions of what it’s like walking on the surface of a body so huge.
At the end, the narrator learns a valuable lesson about compassion when the god shows him mercy even though he himself showed none.
Con: The narrator seems like a pretty callous person. Not just in how he treats the god but in his attitude towards his teammates on the climb. It’s hard to root for him or be happy when the god spares him.
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Pro: The best part of the story is the descriptions of what it’s like walking on the surface of a body so huge.
At the end, the narrator learns a valuable lesson about compassion when the god shows him mercy even though he himself showed none.
Con: The narrator seems like a pretty callous person. Not just in how he treats the god but in his attitude towards his teammates on the climb. It’s hard to root for him or be happy when the god spares him.
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Bo Balder Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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