★★★☆☆
(Afterlife) A girl named Fortune plays cards in an afterlife where you bet with memories. (7,485 words; Time: 24m)
"Fortune’s Final Hand," by Adam-Troy Castro [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 116, published on January 1, 2020.
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Review: 2020.039 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: On the surface, the story tells how Fortune showed kindness, won big, showed cruelty, found love, lost everything, was mistreated, and eventually someone showed kindness to her. (Coming full circle.)
The details of the place definitely make it sound like Hell, but, in a way, it also reads like a metaphor of life in our own world. (Not sure how the forgetting fits in though.)
Con: It’s more of a tale than a story; Fortune simply goes with the flow. She has no real objective.
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Pro: On the surface, the story tells how Fortune showed kindness, won big, showed cruelty, found love, lost everything, was mistreated, and eventually someone showed kindness to her. (Coming full circle.)
The details of the place definitely make it sound like Hell, but, in a way, it also reads like a metaphor of life in our own world. (Not sure how the forgetting fits in though.)
Con: It’s more of a tale than a story; Fortune simply goes with the flow. She has no real objective.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Adam-Troy Castro Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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