Reverse Documentary by Marisela Navarro

Reverse Documentary by Marisela Navarro
Publisher: Tor Books
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (31 pages)
Rating: 3 Stars
Review by: Astilbe

Dino is a documentary filmmaker, haunted by the ghost of his ex-girlfriend who was killed in a car crash while with another man. As Dino shoots his latest documentary on the vandalism occurring in the woods of his hometown, he tries to move on from her unexpected death. But when his life starts to look up, the ghost encroaches on his property. The focus of the film begins to blur as the lens of the camera shifts onto Dino, the director succumbing to his ghostly obsession.

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The documentary style of storytelling was what first caught my attention when I read the blurb for this piece. It wasn’t something I’ve personally seen being used in this genre before, and I was curious to find out how Ms. Navarro was going to use that format in something that was intended to be read silently instead of watched on a screen. She found so many inventive ways to mix the two different styles together in ways that made sense and pushed the plot forward exactly when it needed a nudge. I was impressed with all of the tricks she came up with to appeal to book and film lovers alike.

I would have preferred to see more attention paid to the ghost’s motives for haunting Dino. Jennifer was simultaneously the most important and the least discussed character in this tale. Nearly everything I learned about her came from her ex-boyfriend’s ruminations about her death. Dino had such a narrow perspective that this didn’t give me all of the information I needed in order to figure out why Jennifer was behaving the way that she was.

While it wasn’t what I was expecting to find, the ending fit the unconventional tone of this story nicely. I appreciated the fact that the author was so creative when coming up with a satisfying resolution for the conflicts the characters were dealing with. She did a good job explaining why things ended the way that they did and hinting at what was to come for the main characters.

Reverse Documentary should be read by anyone who has ever lost someone they deeply cared about.