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A review by christineandthequeens
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
4.0
I loved the first story right up until the last few messages. I was hoping it would go somewhere a lot darker and stranger but instead it's just disappointed disgust that reminds me of The Troop. Instead of disturbing the ending is just kind of gross. I wish I had been told that when I was told how weird and different it was so I didn't get my hopes up.
The second story varied a lot and the good parts felt too rushed compared to the blander parts.
I absolutely adored the last story! Maybe it's because I've been getting into point and click mystery type games again (they make me feel clever) but it turned out to be exactly what I really wanted to read today. It's intriguing and strange, a lot packed into a few pages, and as someone who has gotten into dangerous situations through trying to be polite to neighbours and colleagues I did unfortunately feel seen. It's the perfect length for what it is and doest struggle with balancing detail, which can be difficult to manage with a short story. 10/10 I hope this kind of writing continues
All in all, the first three quarters of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and all of You'll Find It's Like That All Over were excellent and I'm looking forward to anything Eric writes in the future.
The second story varied a lot and the good parts felt too rushed compared to the blander parts.
I absolutely adored the last story! Maybe it's because I've been getting into point and click mystery type games again (they make me feel clever) but it turned out to be exactly what I really wanted to read today. It's intriguing and strange, a lot packed into a few pages, and as someone who has gotten into dangerous situations through trying to be polite to neighbours and colleagues I did unfortunately feel seen. It's the perfect length for what it is and doest struggle with balancing detail, which can be difficult to manage with a short story. 10/10 I hope this kind of writing continues
All in all, the first three quarters of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and all of You'll Find It's Like That All Over were excellent and I'm looking forward to anything Eric writes in the future.