Review: A clever tale that received literary acclaim
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2011
This is a very clever story that received some literary acclaim. It is free to amazon kindle users. A woman wrote a short story and is exceedingly proud of it. She makes sure that it is printed well on good white paper for her writing group so that they can enjoy not only the story itself but how it is packaged. With anticipation she gives it to the members of her group and looks forward to when they will return to her house after they read it. They will certainly praise her. However when they come, every member sees faults in her writing. She wrote passively, rather than with an active voice. She doesn't show emotion. Some of what she wrote is incomprehensible. As she listens to criticism after criticism, she feels herself beginning to bleed. Her blood splatters over the papers. She feels herself slipping off her seat onto the floor. After awhile, she can hardly hear their remarks. When they leave, she can't get up to say goodbye. Readers reading the details will wonder if they should take the blood splatters literally.