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 | The Pussycat Clang  [E] A boy, his aunt, and some giant space cats.  |
| (5.0)  HAPPY WDC ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY FROM "Anniversary Reviews"   First Impressions: This made me smile. I wrote a similar story once, only in mine it was a grandmother looking after her granddaughter; the girl was a princess and they were slaying dragons. I liked how you set off the play at the beginning in italics, and yet it was clear from the start what was happening, with two of the crew being Auntie Laura and Fluffy the cat. The details were quite involved, and the Aunt got told off for getting distracted. Then the story goes back to the ‘real world’ with Jack being a bit impatient both with the game and with his Aunt apparently not grasping the technology he used to design his spaceship. She understood it better than he thought though, which made me chuckle. You explained the title, the ‘clang’ being just a small child not knowing the right word and not, as I first assumed, a typo. The world they created was quite involved and they all seemed to know the part they played, with the possible exception of Fluffy.  Suggestions: The story was well written and I don’t have any suggestions, so I’m just going to say that I thought the combination of the Sci-fi, family and comedy genres worked very well here. I’m not a big fan of sci-fi but this wasn’t overly technical and the emphasis was on aunt and nephew playing this game, with a lot of humorous asides, mainly from Auntie Laura. My favourite part was when she explained what an author is and the child declaring that writing down the stories isn’t much fun   Final Thoughts: I felt I got to know the characters quite well in this tale, especially the aunt with whom I could identify quite a lot. The ending was quite poignant with her reflecting that Jack wouldn’t remain a child forever and her time playing games like this would be limited. It added another layer to the story and explained why she was so engrossed in the game and made the most of being able to spend time with him. A well rounded tale and a great read!  My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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