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The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere (2013)

by John Chu(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1466838116 (ISBN13: 9781466838116)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Tor Books

review 1: For the most part this felt like a fairly unexceptional story about a man trying to deal with the contrast between his own feelings and those of his family. The unusual and interesting addition is the fantastical plot device, in this world there is an inexplicable deluge of freezing water that will fall on anyone caught uttering a lie. This does provide a twist, since characters can no longer lie directly and even if they don't intentionally lie they can sometimes get deluged. It's a neat idea, but it's probably the only notable thing about this story.
review 2: What would happen if it rained every time you lied? I, for one, would be very, very wet. How many white lies do we tell throughout the day?--"I'm fine," "No, you should do it," "I don't mind." What I li... moreke about this premise is that the speculative element highlights a unique aspect of being human, and what I like about this story is that the characters are so real. This may be one of the best short stories I've read this year. You can read it for free at Tor.com, and also get it free for your kindle from amazon. less

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