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A review by michael_benavidez
The Over Bridge by Deep Arya
3.0
last one for a bit as I'm finally all caught up. Also MILD SPOILERS only so I can properly explain some thoughts.
The Over Bridge is a cosmic horror story that bears remarkable similarities to the work of Lovecraft. The story Is interesting, the mystery Is engaging and I found myself having fun with this. It's a short piece, but still a good read. By now I think everyone knows my gripes with novellas, too short, not fleshed out enough etc. But that doesn't really play into here. Everything is set up accordingly everything fits according to the narrative. Especially at the fast pace it's set at.
I will say that I've only two gripes. Things are a bit mellow dramatic, certain character revelations and the subsequent dialogue that follow are a bit cheesy in a way?
And there's a wastes character that bugged me a bit. A woman cop joins the gang, but she gets regulated to just woman rather than cop. And maybe I missed something in my reading, but (spoiler here) they come upon a downed plane and instead of her going to check it out as cop would do, she gets regulated to watching the kid while the 2 least prepared individuals go and check the damage. It was just weird to me, and probably my only gripe. A fan of cosmic horror though I'm still largely interested in more work by the author
The Over Bridge is a cosmic horror story that bears remarkable similarities to the work of Lovecraft. The story Is interesting, the mystery Is engaging and I found myself having fun with this. It's a short piece, but still a good read. By now I think everyone knows my gripes with novellas, too short, not fleshed out enough etc. But that doesn't really play into here. Everything is set up accordingly everything fits according to the narrative. Especially at the fast pace it's set at.
I will say that I've only two gripes. Things are a bit mellow dramatic, certain character revelations and the subsequent dialogue that follow are a bit cheesy in a way?
And there's a wastes character that bugged me a bit. A woman cop joins the gang, but she gets regulated to just woman rather than cop. And maybe I missed something in my reading, but (spoiler here) they come upon a downed plane and instead of her going to check it out as cop would do, she gets regulated to watching the kid while the 2 least prepared individuals go and check the damage. It was just weird to me, and probably my only gripe. A fan of cosmic horror though I'm still largely interested in more work by the author