I found this story refreshingly well written. There is a compelling quality to John focusing on his family, while in the midst of “things are not as they seem”. It does read more like the first chapter in a novel, than a stand alone story. I would have an issue with this if the author had not stated up front that this story came out of a larger, related work in progress.
It is a stunning lead in. I will definitely be on the watch for Bird of Paradise to come out in 2015. Hopefully it will answer the tantalizing questions this story poses. I want to know what this paradise is and what happens to John’s family.
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Published on August 27, 2014 11:58