Review: What happens in Tuscon...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
"Slice" is a one-shot from hilarious Bonnie Bernard. By "one-shot," I don't mean a black-powder pistol; it's a reference to a comic or manga format of short, stand-alone stories. The reason I thought about it that way was because, as I was reading this book, it occurred to me that the story would make a perfect "Ecchi" one-shot manga.Sheila, the protagonist, is a young woman who moves from job to job, from town to town. "How will the girl ever find a husband and settle down?" was a main sentiment among her friends and family. Who the heck needs a husband when there are plenty of young and unattached guys available? When a good-looking pizza delivery guy shows up at a door of Sheila's new apartment, it just proves that point.There is a bit of romance in this story, laughs, and a surprising, twist ending that is open to an interpretation; a really nice "Oh?!" moment at the end.A very good example of a short story well-crafted. Recommended.