03 Jun 11 Short Story "Scrapped" from upcoming collection "Lights of Metal and Sky" by Luana Spinetti
I'm here today to offer a short review of a Sci-Fi short story I recently came across. Not yet another famous writer's work, but a humble, heartwarming piece written by a young Italian woman, Luana Spinetti.
Her work is part of an upcoming collection of short stories (e-book) Luana is currently writing - Lights of Metal and Sky - and far as I learned, she's allowing readers to enjoy Scrapped for free to get writing feedback and to show her writing style to potential buyers for her e-book.
The story, Scrapped, takes place on a Terrestrian colony in the outer space, Colony-69, apparently a rural place where people are kind of prejudiced to one another, particularly to Amanda Sank, heroine of the plot. Amanda is an inventor, but she lives a lonely life that begins to weigh on her almost-thirty years old shoulders. Changes happen when she rescues a rusty robot from the trash and she fixes it.
Overall, the story is well plotted: events evolve naturally, without brusque jumps often found in short pieces. The tone is delicate, yet dramatic, which ends in an ending that perhaps could leave us a little unsatisfied, but still hopeful, because the characters are alive, true, until the very last word.
Luana's non-native English does not get in the way at all. She writes clean, decent prose for her age and English background. Definitely a promising work. I look forward to the collection.
To read Scrapped by Luana Spinetti, simply follow this link. Feedback on the review is welcome, but I strongly suggest you leave a critique on the author's story page as well. Thank you.
Her work is part of an upcoming collection of short stories (e-book) Luana is currently writing - Lights of Metal and Sky - and far as I learned, she's allowing readers to enjoy Scrapped for free to get writing feedback and to show her writing style to potential buyers for her e-book.
The story, Scrapped, takes place on a Terrestrian colony in the outer space, Colony-69, apparently a rural place where people are kind of prejudiced to one another, particularly to Amanda Sank, heroine of the plot. Amanda is an inventor, but she lives a lonely life that begins to weigh on her almost-thirty years old shoulders. Changes happen when she rescues a rusty robot from the trash and she fixes it.
Overall, the story is well plotted: events evolve naturally, without brusque jumps often found in short pieces. The tone is delicate, yet dramatic, which ends in an ending that perhaps could leave us a little unsatisfied, but still hopeful, because the characters are alive, true, until the very last word.
Luana's non-native English does not get in the way at all. She writes clean, decent prose for her age and English background. Definitely a promising work. I look forward to the collection.
To read Scrapped by Luana Spinetti, simply follow this link. Feedback on the review is welcome, but I strongly suggest you leave a critique on the author's story page as well. Thank you.
