Review: As perfect a short story as I've ever read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
There's not a word out of place, not a line of dialog or a bit of description that doesn't drive forward toward the inevitable conclusion. It's short, just 24 pages, but a jewel, Don't expect surprises. You'll know from the first page how this ends but the ending is all the more satisfying for its inevitability. Four Rebel soldiers, cut off from their support, first chasing, then surrounded by Union troops, must decide what they will do. As the story reveals the character of each man, we realize what decision each one has to make.I live in Tennessee, not far from Corinth and the Duck river, and I can tell you the dialog is spot on. You can hear it to this day in the back country.It's cheap, treat yourself to a copy. You be glad you did.