Review: Short Stories, Tall Ideas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2013
R. K. Sidler's short story collection 'The Illusion of Truth' is a thoughtful and sometimes unsettling look at human reaction to crisis. As he states at the outset, Sidler wrote this book to provoke a response. The situations he describes in each story - who will survive the end of the world, what is in a name, what's the value of a single life - aren't necessarily unique, but he provides a fresh look at each dilemma and asks the reader to consider them from a new perspective. The collection is a relatively quick read, and well worth the time you'll spend pondering your own answers to these timeless questions.