Pilot

By PD Mallamo

We are not in Los Angeles.
Not yet.
Nor is its summons incontrovertible; the city considers refunds, of your soul.

From Moldova to Germany and into the great unwashed back rooms of a former, or soon to be, America, pd mallamo charts a course for the white knight of our regard, a woman of Vărzăreştii Noi, who is chasing a dragon without a name.

This is not America or Europe but a toroid; because geometry is a drug.

sit down and listen:

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robin Wyatt Dunn
• Release date: Jan 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781940830179

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Reviews for Pilot

[zottel-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story of a girl who is sold and used as a sex slave, told mostly by herself. The style is interesting, devoid of emotions, some unusual experiments including parts similar to a stream of consciousness. That's what makes the book a worthwhile read, but all in all, there's something missing to make it a really good book in my eyes. A bit too many hints to parts of history, words in languages other than English etc., giving the impression of the author trying to show off what he knows. A bit too thin a story to feel satisfied afterwards. I've read far worse books, but much better ones, too.

[boredandblue2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This novella tells the story of Soldana, a young girl sold into sex slavery. The story is told from Soldana’s point of view in a stream of consciousness, existential manner. We meet her as a sad, hungry girl lured by the promise of a better life who leaves a note for her mother before she runs away. Soldana quickly loses her personality and emotion as she is sold from one person to another. And that is the point, her humanity is gone: “Am I a prostitute or a servant?” she asks. “You are decontextualized,” her owner answers, “you are nothing.” Not until she is able to see her way out do we find her human again, but the young girl with dreams is gone, and in her place is a hardened criminal. The author’s to attempt to place the story in a literally historical and universal context over reaches a bit, but only a bit. By removing emotion and focusing on the existential of nature Soldana’s experience, he forces the reader to be complicit in her slavery as well. At times, the author’s emphasis on the absurdity of the condition becomes a manifesto railing against the modern world. Additionally, there are a handful of editing errors. But, despite that this story is worth reading, and will definitely make the reader think.