★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Allegory) This allegory equates increasing wealth inequality to loss of territory due to sea level rise. (998 words; Time: 03m)
"Half-Eaten Cities," by Vajra Chandrasekera [bio] (edited by Angie Dell and Joey Eschrich), appeared in Everything Change Volume II (RSR review), published on January 25, 2019 by Arizona State University.
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Review: 2019.253 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: There is nothing wrong with the writing itself, and it is very clear what the message is.
Con: All message, no story. Not even any characters. And the message is very heavy-handed.
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Pro: There is nothing wrong with the writing itself, and it is very clear what the message is.
Con: All message, no story. Not even any characters. And the message is very heavy-handed.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Vajra Chandrasekera Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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