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A review by melissarochelle
Please Undo This Hurt by Seth Dickinson
3.0
This is an absolute heart-breaker of a short story. I just wanted to give Dominga and Nico a hug, but also wanted to tell them "I UNDERSTAND."
And this:
He makes an excited gesture, pointing to an idea. But his eyes are still fixed on the mirror surface of the table, and when he sees himself his jaw works. “What if his angel said, Oh, you’ve done more harm than good; but we all do, that’s life, those are the rules, there’s just more hurt to go around. Why couldn’t he, I forget his name, it doesn’t matter, why couldn’t he say, well, just redact me. Remove the fact of my birth. I’m a good guy, I don’t want to do anyone any harm, so I’m going to opt out. Do you think that’s possible? Not a suicide, that’s selfish, it hurts people. But a really selfless way out?”
Just to be erased. I've felt that.
The end (as is common with short stories) is a cliffhanger and the reader is left wondering does the number work? Is there a way out that doesn't hurt anyone? Very interesting idea and a beautifully sad story.
Read the story here: http://www.tor.com/2015/09/16/please-undo-this-hurt-seth-dickinson/
And this:
He makes an excited gesture, pointing to an idea. But his eyes are still fixed on the mirror surface of the table, and when he sees himself his jaw works. “What if his angel said, Oh, you’ve done more harm than good; but we all do, that’s life, those are the rules, there’s just more hurt to go around. Why couldn’t he, I forget his name, it doesn’t matter, why couldn’t he say, well, just redact me. Remove the fact of my birth. I’m a good guy, I don’t want to do anyone any harm, so I’m going to opt out. Do you think that’s possible? Not a suicide, that’s selfish, it hurts people. But a really selfless way out?”
Just to be erased. I've felt that.
The end (as is common with short stories) is a cliffhanger and the reader is left wondering does the number work? Is there a way out that doesn't hurt anyone? Very interesting idea and a beautifully sad story.
Read the story here: http://www.tor.com/2015/09/16/please-undo-this-hurt-seth-dickinson/