Review: Do We Always Choose the Devil We Know?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2012
This is a very short story (ends at 38%), do not let that keep you from reading it.I have a love of short stories.  If they are done well they leave you feeling one big emotion.  The really good ones are pared to the bone.  Giving you just enough information to understand the universe and the actual story.In a novel, I truly want a happy ending. I don't want to spend days feeling sad or unhappy as I read the book.In a short story, I just want that emotional spike.  I can live with a short term fear, sadness, melancholy, occasionally happiness.In a novel, I can sit back and traipse through the forest of descriptions and little extra scenes to build build up and broaden a story.In a short story, I want to run through catching each detail as it hits me in the face.This author does it.  Does it very well.  Rob's choice and the reason for his actions are what invoke the emotion.  Do we choose the devil we Know for the devil we don't know?  What are we risking, when choosing the unknown?Welcome to a dystopian London.  The rich, well they get to live wonderful lives.  The poor have to fight and sometimes kill for the scraps that keep them warm and fed.  Rob has heard rumors that the subway trains below the city are still running.  He has found a place where he listens for them pass, every 15 minutes.  Using whatever he can to break through the wall he must then choose to crawl through or continue with his present existence.ETA because I keep hitting 5 stars and 4 stars keep showing up.ETA again because I read the sample forThe Tube Riders.  I found it so good that I actually bought it and it is on the top of my TBR list.  As a die hard Free Book Hunter, this is the reason why I hunt.  I found a free story, where the writing was so good that I wanted to read more by the author, even if I have to pay for it. :)