★★★☆☆
(Post-Apocalypse) After a virus killed most of humanity, a young person wakes in a room unable to remember how they got there. (12,778 words; Time: 42m)
"The Last Conversation," by Paul Tremblay [bio] (edited by Blake Crouch), published on September 17, 2019 by Amazon Original Stories.
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Review: 2019.576 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The story offers plenty of hints about the relationship between the nameless, sexless narrator and Dr. Kuhn. It’s clear there was some sort of romantic relationship between them, and, from the relative ages, it’s clear Dr. Kuhn has been trying to make this work for quite a while.
Con: The situation is obvious 10% of the way into the story. Sitting through the rest just to watch the whole experiment fail is a bit of a drag.
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Pro: The story offers plenty of hints about the relationship between the nameless, sexless narrator and Dr. Kuhn. It’s clear there was some sort of romantic relationship between them, and, from the relative ages, it’s clear Dr. Kuhn has been trying to make this work for quite a while.
Con: The situation is obvious 10% of the way into the story. Sitting through the rest just to watch the whole experiment fail is a bit of a drag.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Paul Tremblay Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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