Review: Unremarkable Heart is remarkable short story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
The true genius of a writer is the ability to render a situation and within its realm create an emotional journey that begins in the first paragraph and keeps the intensity until the last twist has been revealed.That is the verdict of this extraordinary short story by author Karin Slaughter. Horror personified is one way to describe the treatment of the principal character, June Connor's journey end times. No sugar coating of events or glossing over the facts; just the raw emotions of life toward death and the consequence of life-decisions from the perspective of a victim. The author creates her canvas with words shot from a gun, spraying the pages with shattering effect and not even letting death end the torment. As a short story it is without peer in my opinion and any more plot detail would be doing, you, the future reader a disservice. All I can say is ‘Lovecraft, eat your heart out!’Peter Eerden