Review: A Long Trip
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2012
This story immediately grabbed my attention. I liked the way it began. A man dies and then what we would call the soul, in the form of a biochemical organism, begins its flight from the body.The flight (or escape) from the body involves using other microorganisms found on the body, taking control of them as it jumps from one organism to the next, making its way toward the surface. What had been an interesting story soon grew tedious.Once outside the body, the whole process begins anew. The soul (or biochemical organism) now uses larger organisms (cats, fish, chickens, etc.) as it jumps from one creature to another, anything that will help it to reach its goal. I kept waiting for something to happen, but the story was somewhat like a tiresome road trip.Now I definitely liked the story's idea and the author's writing, but it was way too long for what took place.