Title: God Mode
Author: Daniel H. Wilson
In: Press Start to Play (Daniel H. Wilson & John Jospeh Adams)
Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)
My Bookshelves: Science fiction
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Short story
Year: 2015
I’m really not sure whether this story was about reality or a video game. It was such a trippy and confusing story, and I absolutely loved that. It did mean that I wasn’t 100% aware of what was going on and where reality was. And sometimes I didn’t completely follow the flow. Yet, I didn’t find that to be a negative, rather it made me really enjoy this story.
Something about this story gave me a really disjointed feeling, and it worked really well in highlighting the blurring between reality and video games. I mean, there’s the whole theory that we’re all just a part of the Matrix, and this kind of fit into that whole theme. I love that it centres on a couple who ultimately become all that is remembered / left of the world. It highlights the ambiguity of reality and just how foggy this concept actually is.
This short story is beautifully written and brilliantly executed. I absolutely adored the writing and will most definitely reread this many times. There is something mesmerising about these words, plus I love any short story that makes me think.
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