Review: Outstanding Speculative Short Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2011
"Mind Café" was a story I found while roaming through Smashwords, and found the description appealing. There were a couple of times when sentence structure in the narrative portions left me somewhat confused as to what was happening and when, but this story grabbed me from the very first sentence which was outstanding in its unspoken encouragement to have me read more.Dialogue was naturally flowing and enjoyable. The descriptions were perfectly on time, just enough for you to visualize and build upon in your own mind, without slowing the pace. The story was one almost anyone could understand and find themselves empathizing with the main character, yet with special touches that made it personal. You were made to imagine yourself being in their position, wondering what you would do."Mind Café" shows a unique view of life, death and dying which I felt privileged to have seen from the author's perspective. Don't mistake it as a mere story of a life's end, but how life can continue on as long as you are convinced you are alive.I will admit that despite all the books, short stories and poetry I've read, several thousand, there are many I've liked or even loved, but there are a limited number which have personally touched my emotions in this way. Mind Café is truly outstanding writing, an unforgettable story and proof positive against those who believe self-published or "indie" titles are less worthy than those offered by traditional publishers.