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"Fall In Love With Life Again" by H.D. Meister
(depressing self-indulgence). BillyG: 9, 7, 5
"Fall In Love With Life Again" by H.D. Meister (dez187lm@hotmail.com). Guest Review by BillyG (hayden@mindless.com) The title of H.D. Meister's offering suggests an upbeat, positive story. It couldn't be further from the truth. I was disappointed to read a self- indulgent, self-pitying dirge about a man who's life is emotionally at an end because a woman had left him. In response to his whining questions - "What had I done wrong? Did I not shower her with love? - his Angela replied with a cryptic and unfeeling response, "If you have to ask, it's already too late." What the hell does *that* mean, for cryin' out loud? Mentally taking some comfort in the .44 Magnum that awaits him - the permanent solution to such a temporary problem - he reflects on the bars, booze, drugs and prostitutes he's used in an attempt to find another Angela. Sounds like a variant of looking for love in all the wrong places. He meets a young woman in great emotional pain who similarly has been dumped for another woman. Kelly, however, exudes a confidence and a hope for the future not comprehended by the protagonist. Stuck, without hope in the misery he chooses, Kelly's hope pushes him to again, look down the barrel of his Magnum. Meister's story gives substance to the expression, "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional." Ratings for "Fall In Love With Life Again" Athena (technical quality): 9 (a few sloppy errors) Venus (plot & character): 7 (characters disappear when they stand sideways) BillyG (appeal to reviewer): 5 Reposted Reviews |