Just read this after my friend Dawn has send it to me like a few months ago! Okay, I shall never procrastinate to read whatever she sends me anymore. Because this was wonderful! Absolutely beautiful writing.
This story is a description of a Utopian city with something dark underlining its existence. The story in itself is simple enough. What is amazing about it is its imagery and it wit in presenting something that you feel is too good to believe, and prodding you, and questioning you in what is acceptable and not. It is a wonderful peace with good progression throughout. It flows beautifully. I am glad it is what it is, leaves a lot to the imagination of what Omelas was before and what will happen.
Though if it were to be expanded upon, it would take a lot of skill to pull off that level of wit consistently throughout. Like the movie The Matrix was great just on its own. And the sequels were rubbish, this short story is perfect as it stands.
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