★★★☆☆
(Mythic Horror) The title speaks for itself: Eric is under a curse to always be hungry, and this story pretty much describes what he eats before he (with some help) eats himself. (2,034 words; Time: 06m)
"The Things Eric Eats Before He Eats Himself," by Carmen Maria Machado [bio] (edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe), appeared in The Mythic Dream (RSR review), published on September 17, 2019 by Saga Press.
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Review: 2019.559 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s very faithful to the Erysichthon myth, and it does a better job of explaining how he ate himself at the end.
Con: The original myth is pretty gross, and so is this story. There’s almost nothing to it beyond the original myth, other that a bit of message fiction about how bad rich people are.
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Pro: It’s very faithful to the Erysichthon myth, and it does a better job of explaining how he ate himself at the end.
Con: The original myth is pretty gross, and so is this story. There’s almost nothing to it beyond the original myth, other that a bit of message fiction about how bad rich people are.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Carmen Maria Machado Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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