HUNTING

by Bentley Little

ebook available from Amazon Shorts

reviewed by Barbara Mulcahy

03.07.2008

I must admit I was a little disappointed when I read “Hunting”. It wasn’t what I expected from a writer known for his horror writing, even having had an accolade by Stephen king calling him “The Master”.

Actually it was quite boring. Come on Bentley you can do and have done better than this. It’s like something from a woman’s weekly magazine – tamer actually, and when I got to the crunch-line at the end, I felt disappointed and cheated.

It was well written, easy to read but the spark, which I was expecting, just wasn’t there.

The short story is about a young boy and his father, who works for the forest service. They go hunting several times a year and it’s the boy’s greatest pleasure. His mother and father make up a foursome with another couple and eventually, or should I say surprisingly, his mother and the male friend get together.

Mr. Little, after reading his other works, is capable of a much stronger short story than this.