★★★☆☆
(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 Lucy Harlow [bio] (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in Interzone issue 283, published on September 15, 2019 by TTA Press.
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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.
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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.
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