“Flash Fiction” is a form of fiction literature. Flash fiction stories are short fiction stories, anywhere from 300 to 1000 words. They are known for their extreme brevity, thus making every word count. Richard Currey’s book Fatal Light is a good example of flash fiction writing. I think that this book really benefited from flash fiction because each one of the chapter is not longer than a few pages, thus making it much easier for the reader to comprehend what’s going on.
One of the main reasons why Currey writes this book in flash fiction, I thought, is because it’s a good representation of what happened in Vietnam. None of the chapters go into detail about each event because how it really was in the war. Everything happened so fast, there was time for anyone to really thing about all the small details. Also, as a reader you don’t have to think about the small details in the story, since everything is being told so fast, you just pay attention to the most important information.
One of example is chapter 6 of Saigon. The sergeant asks where he had done time, and the narrator answers him, and that’s the end of it. This chapter could’ve easily taken 15 pages to write about in a regular fiction book, but in flash fiction the author was able to get his message across and do it in only about two paragraphs.
“Flash Fiction” is a form of fiction literature. Flash fiction stories are short fiction stories, anywhere from 300 to 1000 words. They are known for their extreme brevity, thus making every word count. Richard Currey’s book Fatal Light is a good example of flash fiction writing. I think that this book really benefited from flash fiction because each one of the chapter is not longer than a few pages, thus making it much easier for the reader to comprehend what’s going on.
ReplyDeleteOne of the main reasons why Currey writes this book in flash fiction, I thought, is because it’s a good representation of what happened in Vietnam. None of the chapters go into detail about each event because how it really was in the war. Everything happened so fast, there was time for anyone to really thing about all the small details. For example, when soldiers were in the front line, Currey didn’t spend much time o the small details, like O’Brien did, he just talked about what soldier were really think during certain situations. Also, as a reader I didn’t have to think about the small details in the story, since everything is being told so fast, I just paid attention to the most important information.
One of example is chapter 6 of Saigon. The sergeant asks where he had done time, and the narrator answers him, and that’s the end of it. This chapter could’ve easily taken 15 pages to write about in a regular fiction book, but in flash fiction the author was able to get his message across and do it in only about two paragraphs. I think, the point of this chapter was to show how soldiers really talked to each other.