Monday, September 30, 2019

Of the Green Spires, by Lucy Harlow

[Interzone]
★★★☆☆

(Slipstream) A strange plant takes over Oxford, England, and a woman is changed by eating its fruit. (1,351 words; Time: 04m)


"Of the Green Spires," by (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in issue 283, published on by .

Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)

Review: 2019.536 (A Word for Authors)

Pro: The descriptions of the plant are beautiful and amusing. The real story, of course, is about Kathleen making peace with her own past and her relatives.

Con: Kathleen isn’t very interesting; it’s hard to care what happens to her, and that makes the rest of the story hard to enjoy.

Other Reviews: Search Web
Lucy Harlow Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline

Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.

No comments (may contain spoilers):

Post a Comment (comment policy)