Reviewed by Kate

Stove and Gran like their job. They get to meet lots of nice people, bop them on the head, cut them up, and sell their organs. Slice of Life looks at their unconventional existence.

The title is a nice touch, the plot moves along pretty well, and the characters are mostly consistent. For a short story, however, there are too many points of view. I understand why the police are watching the warehouse, but the policemen's characters do nothing to advance the story. Sufficient would have been to mention that Stove and Gran knew they were being watched, for one reason or another.

Some inconsistencies in the characters: why, when Gran is painted as a necrophiliac amoral degenerate, does he fall in love? Lust would be strong enough reason to move away with Joseph, but love, based on what we are given, is a bit of a stretch. Also, Stove spends too much time cursing at Gran. If he hated him that much, chances are he wouldn't work with him. At the very least, it is repetitive for the reader.

There is a fine plot here. Pick one character for point-of-view, reconsider the policemen, (this would make a smoother story, too, less breaks necessary) and make the action character driven, and this could be a fine story all round.