Review: It's a quick read
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
This is a clever, fast moving short story. Character development is sacrificed to story length. The strongest characters written here are (1) an absolute watering pot who spends most pages crying and (2) a deceased villain who disfigured his own son and spread lies about his trustworthiness before banishing him to parts unknown for 3 years. All for an acute difference in political opinions.None of these characters are endearing. At best a few are kind, if quirky. For once I don't feel as if I'd like to have known them all a bit better.In sum, the unintended journey was a flimsy frame for the story. It's telling does little to lift the tale beyond a news article.