★★★☆☆
(Horror) A middle-aged woman unexpectedly finds a strange way to lose weight. (6,933 words; Time: 23m)
"One Easy Trick," by Hiromi Goto [bio] (edited by Nisi Shawl), appeared in New Suns (RSR review), published on March 12, 2019 by Solaris.
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Review: 2019.276 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The scene of Marnie walking through the forest trying to get her missing belly fat back is certainly unique.
Extra points for “bearsplaining.” Marnie is so PC that even when she confronts a talking bear, her first thought is to try to control how it’s allowed to speak.
Con: I found Marnie impossible to believe. She’s got essentially zero meaningful connections with other people, and she was very unhappy with her waistline. How are we supposed to believe, then, that she’d be so concerned about other people’s reactions that she’d try to undo the change?
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Pro: The scene of Marnie walking through the forest trying to get her missing belly fat back is certainly unique.
Extra points for “bearsplaining.” Marnie is so PC that even when she confronts a talking bear, her first thought is to try to control how it’s allowed to speak.
Con: I found Marnie impossible to believe. She’s got essentially zero meaningful connections with other people, and she was very unhappy with her waistline. How are we supposed to believe, then, that she’d be so concerned about other people’s reactions that she’d try to undo the change?
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Hiromi Goto Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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