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hapikohw's review
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"You married a problem solver" "Then you became a problem".
Three messy dead people reconcile their relationships when they were living in the afterlife, some is Lannister-coded, if you will, and the other is women's wrongs - you weaponized incompetence? She weaponizes your diabetes!
Three messy dead people reconcile their relationships when they were living in the afterlife, some is Lannister-coded, if you will, and the other is women's wrongs - you weaponized incompetence? She weaponizes your diabetes!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
thiefofcamorr's review
3.0
Originally read during Aurealis judging of Eclipse Four. Re-read for Hugo nomination.
kesterbird's review
2.0
Every writer (and plenty of people who are not writers but who have a secret folder of old stories) has written this story. This isn't a bad version of this story, nor is it a particularly stand-out version of this story.
lawrenceevalyn's review
3.0
Compelling, despite the fact that I disliked the characters. An interesting view of the afterlife, though not as haunting as the Brief History of the Dead.
alarra's review
3.0
Beautifully written short story with an interesting premise. I think I wanted a bit more from Fields of Gold - I loved the concept, and I would've liked even more exploration of this afterworld, but she makes her characters feel very real in a short space.
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