Reviews

Inflictions by John McIlveen

paulataua's review

3.0

The blurb at the top and the reviews within it suggest this is probably the best thing since sliced bread. Other reviewers wax lyrical about it. For me, the stories were OK but almost instantly forgettable. Although they seemed passable when I was reading them, I found myself unable to recall any of them just a few hours later. It must be something wrong with me, so don’t let me put you off.

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

4.0

Now, I love John McIlveen's writing. I finally got around to reading "Inflictions" and 9 stories out of ten were fantastic. My favorites were "Paint it Black", "A Mother's Love", and "Smokey". This was not an easy read because the book explores some dark themes, but overall a great read. Bravo, John!