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A review by gyeranbbang
The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories by Eugen Bacon
1.0
I am sad to say this was very much not for me. The book had been on my radar for quite a while and I finally picked it up only to be disappointed; maybe my expectations were too high? I was expecting wacky speculative fiction and I guess a few creepy stories (due to the horror tags), but it was just... meh speculative fiction.
I did not especially like the writing, it felt very plain, there was not enough exposition, and it felt like a lot of telling and not showing - this is just my opinion obviously, and it didn't do it for me personally.
At one point she writes about an author: The author wants to build a set of events. (...) He wants to be true to his learnings on the art of suspense. He wants to make sure that all is not revealed at the start. He worries. If he manages the use of suspense well, what if the reveal comes too late? He is nervous. What if he runs out of story? He is restless. What if the reader gets unhooked? And I just felt like most of the stories ran 'out of story' before they ever began.
Anyways, I rated everything 1-2 stars except Snow Metal which was a 3 stars.
I did not especially like the writing, it felt very plain, there was not enough exposition, and it felt like a lot of telling and not showing - this is just my opinion obviously, and it didn't do it for me personally.
At one point she writes about an author: The author wants to build a set of events. (...) He wants to be true to his learnings on the art of suspense. He wants to make sure that all is not revealed at the start. He worries. If he manages the use of suspense well, what if the reveal comes too late? He is nervous. What if he runs out of story? He is restless. What if the reader gets unhooked? And I just felt like most of the stories ran 'out of story' before they ever began.
Anyways, I rated everything 1-2 stars except Snow Metal which was a 3 stars.