★★★☆☆
(Slipstream) Nisha’s feeling lost about the future of her job and her relationship, so she visits a therapist who’s possessed by a cosmic being who’s highly recommended. (2,464 words; Time: 08m)
Recommended By: 👍MHaskins+1 (Q&A)
"The Oldest Solution," by Priya Sridhar [bio] (edited by Vanessa Rose Phin), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 02/17/20, published on February 17, 2020.
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Pro: Like any good slipstream story, it’s got great moments that startle a laugh out of you. Like the previous patent who had to cancel because their brain got turned inside out.
Beyond that, the similarity of a visit to a conventional therapist is amusing in its own right—particularly the way he doesn’t offer a cure for Nisha—just a sequence of appointments.
Con: I’m not really sure what the point was. Nisha decides that just because her life is insignificant on the scale of the universe doesn’t mean it’s insignificant to her, but that doesn’t seem particularly special.
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Pro: Like any good slipstream story, it’s got great moments that startle a laugh out of you. Like the previous patent who had to cancel because their brain got turned inside out.
Beyond that, the similarity of a visit to a conventional therapist is amusing in its own right—particularly the way he doesn’t offer a cure for Nisha—just a sequence of appointments.
Con: I’m not really sure what the point was. Nisha decides that just because her life is insignificant on the scale of the universe doesn’t mean it’s insignificant to her, but that doesn’t seem particularly special.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Priya Sridhar Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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