I just discovered this detailed and thoughtful review of “The Visible Spectrum” at The Page of Reviews. It’s awesome and strange to hear a stranger’s thoughts on one of my stories. This is the first time any of my work has been properly reviewed, and I couldn’t have asked for a better deflowering. It’s largely positive, but with specific and fair criticisms.
Here’s an excerpt
Fascinating as I found The Visible Spectrum’s exploration of urban spaces predicated upon auditory and tactile queues, it didn’t ameliorate the fact that there is a good deal of world building and not a lot of narrative development within this story. In fairness, the world that the story builds is amazing. It’s refreshing, perhaps even revolutionary, to see a genre tale that doesn’t use technology, magic or some combination of the two to “fix” a person with the disability. Impressive as that may be, it doesn’t change the fact that this story reads more like a very strong first chapter of a novel rather than a self contained story. While the thin plot is by no means a deal breaker when set against such an ambitious and well crafted world, it is noticeable. [read the rest of this review]
