Review: In EXACTLY 666 Words
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2012
To start off, I like anthologies. I like longer forms also, but sometimes you only have a short time available to read, and a short story fills the time nicely. You can read something, from start to finish, in the time it takes to wait for a bus or train, or while standing in line at the bank.This anthology, though a bit slim ( 103 pp. ) fills the bill nicely, as it has quite a few stories, all of only 666 words each. This is what's known as "flash fiction" or very, very, short fiction. The fact that the stories are exactly 666 words, alludes to the horror element contained within. Think back to when you read comic books ( some of us still do ) and reading a complete story took all of 5 minutes or so. That's what flash fiction tries to emulate.As with most anthologies, "In 666 Words" is a bit uneven. There are hits and there are misses, but the hits outweigh the misses by quite a bit, and besides the book at $1.75 is quite inexpensive, and quite a bit better than some less expensive offerings.