★★★☆☆
(Allegory) Although the narrator lives in Snowtown, she learns a lot she never knew simply by taking a tour. (3,884 words; Time: 12m)
"It Never Snows in Snowtown," by Rebecca Zahabi [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 11-12|19, published on November 5, 2019 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2019.651 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The imagery is excellent; Snowtown feels very real. It even feels cheerful, at first, and not particularly cold—as though we’re well bundled-up.
Note: I’m assuming the narrator is female because at one point she visits a public toilet with tampons but no urinals.
The essence of the allegory seems to be that there’s an ugly side to the beautiful world we live in and that we shouldn’t forget it, even if we can’t escape it.
Con: Other than the message, there’s nothing interesting in the story. No action, no tension, no character development.
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Pro: The imagery is excellent; Snowtown feels very real. It even feels cheerful, at first, and not particularly cold—as though we’re well bundled-up.
Note: I’m assuming the narrator is female because at one point she visits a public toilet with tampons but no urinals.
The essence of the allegory seems to be that there’s an ugly side to the beautiful world we live in and that we shouldn’t forget it, even if we can’t escape it.
Con: Other than the message, there’s nothing interesting in the story. No action, no tension, no character development.
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Rebecca Zahabi Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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