Review: CLOSE REACH
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
CLOSE REACH tells the story Dean and Kelly as they are sailing their boat in the Antarctic region, while rebuilding their lives. They live on the boat and stop at different ports for supplies. Along the way, they meet others and at times, help strangers who soon become friends. The community of sailors usually know each other, as in this area of the world, there are few of them.As this short story opens, we are given a glimpse of Kelly as she lies in bed thinking of a curious radio call they'd heard the day before. The girl had been screaming about something coming, then rock and roll takes it's place. It's the last thing they hear from them. It's the last thing they hear on the radio for once the music stops, it is replaced by static.Even though the story mostly occurs on the sea, you have no problem understanding as the author has worked the details into the story. The places, the workings of ships they are all delineated to make the story more believable, yet it is not boring. From start to finish, the story captures your attention and keeps you wondering just what is going on here. What is going on here? In the end, you're left wondering whether or not you would do the same under the same circumstances. Just who is the criminal when everyone does the same thing?Warning, if you don't like violent stories you may want to skip this one. (  )