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zraitor's review
4.0
Write Like Hell is a good collection of short stories. They don't share any one theme other than being horror, so you get a decent bit of variety. There were six short stories, and the first four were of similar length. The fifth story was the longest and took up about half of the collection's size, and the sixth was a piece of flash fiction, so it seemed unbalanced to me. I'm not sure others would care, though.
I'll give a few thoughts on each story:
Dregmere: It had a good atmosphere and lore, but as soon as said lore was told, I knew exactly what the end would be.
Mud, Blood, and Futility: More good atmosphere, and I enjoyed the journey the main character went on, but the story was confusing on purpose to conceal the ending, which I didn't care for.
Panopticon: This story was incredibly confusing, and I just didn't enjoy it. I tried to read sections of it multiple times but never really could make heads or tails of it and just moved on.
Void Born: My favorite of the collection. A solid sci-fi tale with action and a touch of cosmic horror.
His Black Tongue: The longest of the stories by far, and I found it to be okay. Not much of a fan of the religious elements and all that, but the huge fight at the end was entertaining enough.
Lord Ruthven: A very short story that sets up a mysterious and violent scene and leaves you guessing on what it could be. I liked it for what it was.
I'll give a few thoughts on each story:
Dregmere: It had a good atmosphere and lore, but as soon as said lore was told, I knew exactly what the end would be.
Mud, Blood, and Futility: More good atmosphere, and I enjoyed the journey the main character went on, but the story was confusing on purpose to conceal the ending, which I didn't care for.
Panopticon: This story was incredibly confusing, and I just didn't enjoy it. I tried to read sections of it multiple times but never really could make heads or tails of it and just moved on.
Void Born: My favorite of the collection. A solid sci-fi tale with action and a touch of cosmic horror.
His Black Tongue: The longest of the stories by far, and I found it to be okay. Not much of a fan of the religious elements and all that, but the huge fight at the end was entertaining enough.
Lord Ruthven: A very short story that sets up a mysterious and violent scene and leaves you guessing on what it could be. I liked it for what it was.
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