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- The Left/Right Game
Has anyone heard of the Left/Right Game?
By Reddit user NeonTempo.
Originally published November 4, 2017.
Alice Sharma is missing.
The Left/Right Game is easy enough to play. All you have to do is get in a car and turn left as soon as possible; then, right; then, left again, and on and on until you arrive in an alternate reality — or at least, this is what Rob Guthard claims when he convinces Alice to join him in playing. The story is told through recordings and interviews left in Alice's former roommate's email, chronicling the events of the journey and the decisions that are mad; as things escalate, Alice and her fellow players are forced to decide just how badly they want to uncover the secrets of the road.
My thoughts...
Really good by webfiction standards and pretty good by others. The writing was definitely a bit cheesy at times and there were pacing issues throughout but I really liked the ending!
Alice made for a really interesting POV character, though I think her roommate was a nonsense and superfluous plot device. I think, given the way the story ends, there was definitely a way to write it that cut him out, though I guess it’s possible the author didn’t know how the story would end when it started. I love characters who are manipulated by forces outside of their understanding but the revelation that that force in Alice’s case was herself but evolved into this inhuman thing with power over the road and driven by a need to know more was VERY exciting for me personality. The way that was revealed was subtle and I appreciated that, too!