Alex Lella's Blog

Beatrice

Beatrice was another story which Atheling complained was too much like a detective story. He's right, to a point, but unlike Man in the Dark, this is actually a Science Fiction story in that it takes place in the future where all kinds of strange electronic devices are available.

The plot revolves around an unfortunate man who finds out that his wife is cheating and plots a revenge. Like I said, it's kind of familiar. Atheling disliked this story because all of the characters were underdeveloped types.He's not wrong. In fact, some of the weird futuristic devices kind of steal the show from the characters. And in a way, that's what I liked about it. it's almost reminiscent of Philip K. Dick with the absurdism. To be fair, it's not nearly as good as what Dick would have done with a similar premise..