★★★☆☆ Average
(Near-Future SF) When Henry and Clara went to Mars, their polyamorous relationship with Asher and Florence had to end, and Florence has never gotten over it. (5,422 words; Time: 18m)
"Every Song Must End," by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam [bio] (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 27, published on March 5, 2019.
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Review: 2019.175 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The framing story is how Florence got over the loss of Henry, while the core story tells what their relationship was like.
It makes sense that a life-threatening emergency would be shake her out of her funk and remind her of how much Asher meant to her. It's nice that it ends with them whole again.
Con: This story barely qualifies as SF. Replace the Mars mission with a job-related move to Europe, and the effect would be much the same.
Maybe it’s just me, but I have trouble believing you can give yourself to two people. Every example I know of when people tried a multi-person relationship ended by breaking up into couples and singles—usually with a lot of bitterness.
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Pro: The framing story is how Florence got over the loss of Henry, while the core story tells what their relationship was like.
It makes sense that a life-threatening emergency would be shake her out of her funk and remind her of how much Asher meant to her. It's nice that it ends with them whole again.
Con: This story barely qualifies as SF. Replace the Mars mission with a job-related move to Europe, and the effect would be much the same.
Maybe it’s just me, but I have trouble believing you can give yourself to two people. Every example I know of when people tried a multi-person relationship ended by breaking up into couples and singles—usually with a lot of bitterness.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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