Comments on: INVASION • by Laura McHale Holland

By: Louise Michelle

Louise Michelle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:03:02 +0000

I just loved your story. The heroine’s anger and frustration is controlled in such a lovely, clever way. Was really a hoot about the raccoons. I’m an animal lover and wasn’t the least bit put off by the dark humor.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:43 +0000

I couldn’t decide whether the mother was really the one with mental problems or if it was the narrator, which made the story interesting.

By: Ann Philipp

Ann Philipp — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:15 +0000

Invasion captures the continuous emotional loop of dealing with dementia: Fear, anger, distraction, loss, repeat. Good job, Laura!

By: Lisa C.

Lisa C. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:32 +0000

A nice character sketch, as much of the narrator as the mother.
Nicely written for the most part, although I had to read the first paragraph more than once. Not much story, though.