Review: Disgusting, but believable portrayal of human depravity
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
This short story is a prequel and provides the beginning story of how, in a dystopic future, a child ends up living in a "shelter" of sorts that has its own long list of horrors.If the Author would have included more description (e.g. of the physical appearance of the environment; of facial expressions; of sounds and smells) and if the Author would have included use of some similes to make the story come alive more, then I would have given this a 5-star rating.This story is sad and disturbing, but written in a way that will touch you and convey to you a sense of reality (which in turn serves to magnify the disturbing effect of the story).