Reviewed by: Pete Barber
Genre: Fantasy Novella
Approximate word count: 15-20,000 words
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Author:
The author lives in Melbourne, Australia. Doodling is one of
five published works.
Description:
This is a
fairy story of sorts. With Neville—our protagonist—finding that the world has
begun to spin so fast that he can no longer hold on and he gets flung out into
space where he ends up on an asteroid belt faced with the task of slowing the
world down.
Appraisal:
The beginning of this story, where the author describes Neville’s futile
attempts to hold on by the tips of his fingers to an ever accelerating world
was fun, whimsical—it had me smiling while I read. But once Neville reached the
asteroids and started to meet up with various odd characters whose antics
depict various ills affecting the world (religious fanatics, sports nuts,
eco-nuts, party-animals) the fun pretty much went out of the read for me.
I suspect this work will be very polarizing. Personally, I found the
silliness irritating and the thinly-veiled metaphors about modern life became
repetitive. But then, I hated Alice in
Wonderland, so it’s all about the reader’s perception. Maybe the best way
to sum this up is if you enjoy Alice in
Wonderland, maybe you’ll enjoy this. I didn’t.
Format/Typo Issues:
None.
Rating: *** Three stars
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