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A review by sheerpoetry
The End Has Come by Ben H. Winters, John Joseph Adams, Sarah Langan, Mira Grant, Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Bear, Jonathan Maberry, Hugh Howey, Megan Arkenberg, Robin Wasserman, Annie Bellet, David Wellington, Carrie Vaughn, Tananarive Due, Jake Kerr, Seanan McGuire, Charlie Jane Anders, Jamie Ford, Ken Liu, Leife Shallcross, Will McIntosh, Chris Avellone, Scott Sigler
2.0
(This review is for "The Happiest Place..." by Mira Grant.)
I have to say that I didn't care for this story at all. I really did enjoy the other two, but this was not a great ending to the set of stories.
Normally, I appreciate Grant's/McGuire's ability to make an "unhappy" ending complete and satisfying. But I could not get over the *SPOILERS* killing of the dog by the main character, especially considering it was repeatedly mentioned. It was not a graphic description and I know it was supposed to be shocking, but I could not get past it. It made a character I had formerly liked completely despicable.
Otherwise, this story seemed more random than a satisfying conclusion. Some of the events from the previous stories are put in context of what's happening in the world at large in the face of the disaster, but it didn't do much to conclude the story, in my opinion.
I have to say that I didn't care for this story at all. I really did enjoy the other two, but this was not a great ending to the set of stories.
Normally, I appreciate Grant's/McGuire's ability to make an "unhappy" ending complete and satisfying. But I could not get over the *SPOILERS* killing of the dog by the main character, especially considering it was repeatedly mentioned. It was not a graphic description and I know it was supposed to be shocking, but I could not get past it. It made a character I had formerly liked completely despicable.
Otherwise, this story seemed more random than a satisfying conclusion. Some of the events from the previous stories are put in context of what's happening in the world at large in the face of the disaster, but it didn't do much to conclude the story, in my opinion.