"Born of Man and Woman" (Discussion Article): Re: You're Invited

» Marella - Re: You're Invited

In response to message posted by CBJ:

All I know is that this story, like "The Cold Equations," is one that sticks with you. I first read it so long ago I don't even know when, and I remembered the story long after I'd forgotten the title or the author's name. Then when I read it again many years later, I was delighted to 'rediscover' it and finally connect a title to that story about the kid in the basement.

Like "The Nine Billion Names of God," the last line is something you remember, too. It makes you shiver, and it makes you sorry that this family had done so little for the narrator. If they'd only been nice to her, even once, you wonder - would it have ended any differently?

-- posted by Marella