Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy discussion

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"Orange" by Neil Gaiman

From the anthology Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman. See Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances discussion hub for more info on the anthology and pointers to discussion of its other stories.

I really liked this one. Deposition answers was a unique way of telling the story. I had a job a couple years ago where I worked with attorneys a lot and I read a few depositions. None as entertaining as this one, though.

It was clever. It felt like the equivalent of an artist's sketch - a work of art in its own right, and while it could be developed into a fully fledged painting/story it might suffer from it.

This one had a very creative form. It can't be easy to make sure readers get the question that was asked without repeating it too obviously in the answer. Very interesting.

I was floored at first by the format and didn't know what to make of it. But I warmed up to it and really enjoyed this one.