The Hillside by Jane SmileyMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Horses talk, ravens gossip and humans exist in small, closely monitored colonies—such is the world created by Jane Smiley in this less-than-stellar offering that is part of the Warmer collection of cli-fi shorts. Smiley turns the world on its ear as animals and human beings trade places in the earthly hierarchy dictated by evolution gone amuck. Whilst I will concede to the fact that this was a “cute” premise (that, theoretically, could be construed as an indictment of our current society), it just didn’t follow through on the promise I felt it held in the first two pages. Nice idea—poor execution.
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