Review: Gingerbread by Victor A. Davis

Gingerbread is a tale of crime, guilt, and the darkest quality that humans possess – to inflict harm on themselves just to feel what it’s like, just to fill that black hole inside. It begins with a simple story about two kids breaking into a candy factory out of boredom and lack of occupation, risking to get caught by the mysterious Candy Man. At first I was sure it would be just your ordinary factory worker, tired of misbehaving kids. Boy, was I wrong. The story quickly took a sinister tone, and no matter who the main characters were, kids or adults, a lot of dark questions were raised. The book that started almost as Peter Rabbit, quickly had me reading at the speed of light because of the dark undertones. I never thought such a short story could be so intense. That part with the gingerbread cookies and Rainy’s warm memories almost had me hoping it would turn out alright. Almost. The ending was especially hard. I guess somewhere deep inside I’d hoped for some kind of an escape from the situation for both kids, but there was no escape, really. Because no matter when and how they both left the factory, the impact of what happened would never be erased from their memory. I recommend this to everyone fond of short stories, no matter in what genre. I got a free copy of the book from the author for an honest review.

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