Wednesday, March 7, 2018

TRIPS TO THE EDGE - Review


Trips to the Edge, Diane Wing, Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015, $2.99 (ebook), $8.99 (paperback)

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Trips to the Edge: Tales of the Unexpected is an anthology of four short stories. Though brief, the volume packs a bit of a punch when it comes to twists and turns. Wing seems to have a gift of taking the reader down a path and then suddenly veering to the left or right. The final destination makes perfect sense and leaves you wondering why you didn’t quite see it coming.
        Since this is a volume of short stories, it would be hard to review without giving too much away. Instead, I’ll say that there’s just the right amount of myth, mystery, and misdirection to pique the interest. This book should appeal to any fans of The Twilight Zone or One Step Beyond or any of the many anthology shows that have graced the airwaves over the past half century, as the endings all had that weird little twist that kept any happy ending from being too happy. The moral lessons are there, although sometimes it doesn’t seem that the right party learned the right lesson, but that doesn’t take away from the satisfaction of the story’s resolution.
        Like any of the stories brought to mind by the series mentioned above, the stories in Trips to the Edge are of the sort that would make you have second thoughts about taking that less traveled road or eating at that too exclusive restaurant. If this is a taste of what to expect, I’d definitely be interested in reading more by Wing.
        Make sure you have a night light on if you read it before you go to sleep. Pleasant dreams!
- Jan Byrne


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