Review: What Was This???
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
"Dreams Both Real and Strange" by K.W. McCabe is supposed to be an anthology of short stories. A collection of stories. I don't know about others, but when I think of the word anthology I think of a few stories at least 10,000 words or more. Or when I think of a collection of short stories, I see a collection as being more than five. Ok, I know you think I am nit-picking but had you spent your dollar on this "anthology" I think you would be disappointed that you spent your money on something that took about 15 minutes to read. Yes, I know it is only a dollar but it is the principle.The first few "short stories" were only a few paragraphs that literally took me about 1 minute to read. These "stories" hinted at fantasy and a darker side. They were slightly confusing because it's like the writer took a scene from the middle of a story and it left little to the imagination because readers are sure to be confused and wondering what, when and how. This "anthology" read more like a rough draft of an idea of a story that could potentially evolve into a real story. Had the writer taken the time to really develop the idea it could have been something interesting to read. I did get a glimpse of the writer's potential when I read the last one. It was considerably longer and left the reader wondering what would happen next. I really suggest the writer take time to craft his/her ideas because I think with some development this could be something so much more and worth spending money on.