Review: Darkly Beautiful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
I find myself at a loss for words when a review comes in for one of my short stories that hopes for a more elaborate or lengthier version, which happens more than not. I feel like the authors who have the capability to bleed a character's emotions onto the page in the shortest frame of time possible, have a unique gift with words. This feat is the appeal of the fantastically told short story. That's the whole point. If said beautifully told story was a full length novel, it would just be another book. With all the time in the world, humans can achieve anything. But it takes a special brand of person - a special brand of artist - to use only the resources, and time, at his fingertips, to create something beautiful. Bennett did not have a pen. He did not have paper. He had his own blood and the walls that boxed him in, and he painted them red.I must find myself, now, a hypocrite. I must admit, that yes, I wanted to read more of Slice. I wanted to feel more of the pain that our protagonist forces upon us. But, again. The short story has appeal, when written properly, and Slice is the product of an author who writes with passion and holds nothing back.A piece that not only makes you feel something, but makes you feel everything, Slice is a darkly beautiful work of art that I would highly recommend to every fan of the written word.