reader review of "Talent"
Nov. 28th, 2004 11:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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"Talent" – by Laura Anne Gilman, Realms of Fantasy, December 2004 issue
"...This is kind of a creepy tale that is just the right size. It's short, but I don't think the concept would take much more than is here. It leaves the aftermath to the imagination, which is very well done. Gilman gives us a great atmosphere of a run-down pool hall, with the regular players coming here every night and watching life go past them. Her use of imagery is wonderful ("Springsteen's on the radio, singing about Atlantic City. I've got chalk on my hands, the eight ball in my sights, and the music of the game filling my ears."). There's not a lot of characterization in something this short, but we get a good sense of the narrator. A fascinating way to end the issue."
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"Talent" – by Laura Anne Gilman, Realms of Fantasy, December 2004 issue
"...This is kind of a creepy tale that is just the right size. It's short, but I don't think the concept would take much more than is here. It leaves the aftermath to the imagination, which is very well done. Gilman gives us a great atmosphere of a run-down pool hall, with the regular players coming here every night and watching life go past them. Her use of imagery is wonderful ("Springsteen's on the radio, singing about Atlantic City. I've got chalk on my hands, the eight ball in my sights, and the music of the game filling my ears."). There's not a lot of characterization in something this short, but we get a good sense of the narrator. A fascinating way to end the issue."
Available in finer bookstores and newstands now!
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Just saw M'e's post about it, too. :)