- An enjoyable, fun story with wonderful illustrations, Black Hole Radio suffers from poor editing, resulting in a novella for children that feels as if it was written by children.
Black Hole Radio
Black Hole Radio follows the adventures of Hawk and Matt, space enthusiasts, as they are sucked into a wormhole of sorts, transported to another planet. There, they are pitted against the ‘Boogers’, assisting the locals in their fight against them.
Intended for younger audiences, Black Hole Radio‘s story is campy and somewhat predictable, but this does not steal from the fun of the ride. There are no deep, underlying themes, and it is a quick romp surrounding extraterrestrials and our two protagonists. The accompanying drawings are beautiful and serve to uplift the story effectively.
The novella feels as though in attempting to target a younger audience, it was written without enough adult care. Many words are incorrectly capitalized in order to add emphasis; punctuation snafus are plentiful; sentences and segments feel as though they are the quick, unedited ramblings of a child – and although this may be a reasonable effort to relay the mannerisms of a child, its continuance throughout the story results in a work that is ultimately poorly edited.
With a stern pen, and much cleaning up, this story can shine as a fun, polished work that both adults and children can enjoy. However, it falls short due to the lack of careful editing.
