Procure The Cookie Tin Prepared By Nigel Edwards Distributed As Publication
I can say is this book is good, Your mind races to think about what's going on, What's going to happen next, Man I wish that letter kept going, A very good quick story, "Have you ever wondered how someone would feel if they were you"
"Are you sure"
I have to be honest here.
. . the cookie tin is not the first short story I've read by Nigel Edwards, so I had an idea of what to expect, in short something original and potentially thought provoking.
In this case it's the idea of how you experience someone else's emotions if they were thrust on you a question of interpretation perhaps.
. . The story comes across as what i like to call a 'mysterious fantasy' in that you don't quite know what to expect but there are still elements of scifi/fantasy genre thrown in there.
As always it was beautifully written, with no annoying grammatical errors and in good ebook format at least for the kindle.
The only fault I can come up with is a plotturn/twist in the middle, which I found a little sudden and if you've read it I'm referring to her choice of 'testsubject'.
Although this veered away from the predictable flow of events which I consider a good thing it still required a leap of faith.
In the end however, it worked well, almost as if you had been thrown into the situation much like the main character had been.
For a short read I'd definitely recommend this one,
I received this book as part of Greyhart Press' 'read, . . review repeat' offer.
This review may contain spoilers, Also references to suicide.
I can't find the short story collection, but since this has the same title, I'll leave the review on here.
I've read Waif already, but the other short stories were new to me, There was some confusion with one or two of the stories I'm still not sure exactly what was going on with Garrison.
It almost seemed like a snapshot into the lives of the soldiers, I think I would have liked to read a longer story about that,
The first story The Cookie Tin was quite an interesting one, I've personally wondered what it would be like if someone could sense my emotions, or I could sense someone else's, in the past.
Things made sense from
Shelby's perspective, but I'm not sure what triggered Tyler to act in the way he did towards the end.
I did like the last line of the story, but I do think that technology like that, if it existed, would have to be used with great care.
I think a person's mind can be a very scary place,
I've left a review of Waif elsewhere on this site, but it was a good world to return to and certain things made more sense upon rereading the story.
Ferryman was a bit confusing as well, The idea behind it was interesting, but I was left uncertain as to whether a ferryman was a human or something else.
The issues dealt with in that story come across as fairly hardhitting, since assisted suicide is a situation that society wrestles with.
It could almost be a glimpse into a possible future,
The Tower I wasn't sure what to make of it, I think it was supposed to be the afterlife, or heaven, but it's not outright stated which I think could be a good thing.
Sometimes the air of mystery is good,
Lettuce seemed a bit disjointed, I wasn't sure what was going on there but since it's supposed to be the first chapter in a book, it did succeed in piquing my interest to find out more about what was going on.
All in all, it was a wellwritten selection of short stories, I think I'd be interested in reading a novellength book from this author, Born a long time ago in a distant country, Nigel is Welsh but living in England with his wife plus the occasional child or pet currently we have a pair of rabbits.
Nigel has been a spare time writer since aroundgive or take a year, and has been published by Indie Press names NewCon Press Ian Whates and Greyheart Press Tim Taylor.
For a living Nigel works as a software tester/manager in the IT industry, sometimes in London, sometimes elsewhere, Nigels ambition is to become a world famous author and then retire to the romantic coastline of Cornwall, Until then, Nigel just puts up with having to be nice to employers and potential employers, Born a long time ago in a distant country, Nigel is Welsh but living in England with his wife plus the occasional child or pet currently we have a pair of rabbits.
Nigel has been a spare time writer since aroundgive or take a year, and has been published by Indie Press names NewCon Press Ian Whates and Greyheart Press Tim Taylor.
For a living Nigel works as a software tester/manager in the IT industry, sometimes in London, sometimes elsewhere, Nigel's ambition is to become a world famous author and then retire to the romantic coastline of Cornwall, Until then, Nigel just puts up with having to be nice to employers and potential employers, sitelink.