Rather surreal.

This shines in its prose and overall story. The narrative, especially ending with the husband also being embroiled in the Maze, highlighted the themes that were uncovered in the hyperlinear gameplay. The flow of the prose packed so much story into a short experience in such a rewarding way.

I really struggled with the fact that it's specifically about choice: essentially that you don't have one. But I think having single-branch game-overs weakened that feeling of being railroaded no matter what. The section where there was reflection on this - where the MC talks about "this was the only choice i've been able to make and you're taking it from me" was a hint to things I'd love to have seen more.

There's also the formatting, which made it very mushy around who is speaking and acting, especially across pages.

Very nice writing. Not a lot of choices throughout but the story had a nice rhythm. You did a good job incorporating all the various songs into the story, which is bonus.

This is nice. Vivid and concise. It's not difficult to survive but it still has to be deliberate. I did find it hard to tell who was speaking at times. Listening to the songs added a lot to the experience—instantly, a scene, and I can see how your imagination has flowed. The ending felt unsatisfying, but maybe I was just more interested in the vignettes than the framing device. (Also you should probably expand that content warning. One chapter is about suicide. And the bakery chapter is missing a heading.)