tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277920035676126166.post5358615965004858333..comments2022-10-31T04:23:44.326-05:00Comments on Songs of Eretz Poetry Review: New Story: "Glaze"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277920035676126166.post-31740684075944325152013-02-14T16:34:18.991-06:002013-02-14T16:34:18.991-06:00Dr. Gordon was kind enough to allow me to read an ...Dr. Gordon was kind enough to allow me to read an advance copy of “Glaze.” I actually am<br />not into the fine arts scene at all, and might even have a negative bias against it, and even so the story for the most part hit the mark with me. I think Dr. Gordon uses just the right amount of art technical details to keep the story moving without boring a layman. I found the general premise (which I will not reveal here) to actually be fairly original.<br /><br />Seeing the name of the “Martian Institute of Art and Design” in the opening few sentences set<br />off my "cheesy" alarm and thereby affected my early-on suspension of disbelief--that was an<br />early flag for me, whether justly or not. Overall, however, I thought the treatment of the school on Mars and everything thereof was quite good, and a few paragraphs later I was more than<br />rescued back to be interested and fully engrossed. The transitions were quite good--nothing was choppy--and the author manages to span time and space nicely. I thought the ending, while being a good way to end the story thematically, lacked a bit of a punch. The story built me up to actually caring about the outcome, and in the end I DID still care about the outcome, but I didn't get quite the payout I was expecting.<br /><br />Overall, the story kept me involved and engrossed throughout, and I did enjoy it. While I think Dr. Gordon’s style is different from mine, I found myself wishing I could emulate some of what he did here.<br /><br />-Erik B. ScottErik B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844998996705536971noreply@blogger.com