The Kiribati Test [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (September 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411613589
• ISBN-13: 978-1411613584
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  

By : Stacey Cochran
Price : $13.99

 

The Kiribati Test [Paperback]

 

Customer Reviews

This is a series of three short stories set in the future. The writing is good and the stories are quick reads and interesting. Unfortnuately, the plots/resolutions don't fall on the rights side of my ethical boundries so I didn't always get a satisfied feeling at the end. I like my main characters to be heroic good guys rather than just triumphant. Therefore, if they have a run of good luck, I prefer that they share it a little to make them more likeable. If they are forced to commit a bad deed, or fail to do the right thing, I would prefer that they show some regret.
The Kiribati Test - An average guy is a witness to a powerful man's transgression.
The Cuda - A used car salesman buys and extraordinary car.
The Con Artists - Complications arise on a trip to the moon.
Note - This is not the same as the Paperback version of the Kiribati Test. It is missing several short stories, listed below and adds the novella 'The Con Artists'.
The following are not included in the Kindle Version
Harvest Time
The Big Bang
The Quiet Couple
Born on the Bayou
The Drunk

It doesn't look like the person who wrote the above review even read the book, so I thought I would offer a perspective on the actual writing. I found some of the stories in the book to be really ingenious. "The Quiet Couple" gives a wonderful, realistic perspective on interaction in relationships, and the dialogue is entertaining and fast-paced. I also liked "The Kirabati Test," a light science fiction story with an innovative premise. The stories are a little uneven in parts of the collection and cover a variety of genres, but that also shows the author's range and potential. Overall I found the book very entertaining.