A review by shimmer
The World More Full of Weeping by Robert J. Wiersema

4.0

For such a short story, this turned out to be really absorbing and pretty powerful. The forest in which much of the story takes is described more completely and vividly than the rest of the setting, which made sense considering the events of the story (which I won't spoil here). The father and son relationship at the heart of it all is really well developed, but there are also quite a few secondary characters introduced for such a quick read and that became distracting because none of them really develop much distinction or significance as individuals - they more often exist to deliver information to more important characters, not in their own right. But I guess overall I can only say that while I enjoyed the story so much I would have been glad to keep reading, it still felt entirely complete and satisfying, and moving, as it is.