June reading

Books:

**** Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock


Stories:


****"Amabit Sapiens" by Craig DeLancey
***"Foreign Exchange" by Jerry Oltion
**** "Tetris Dooms Itself" by Meghan McCarron
*** "I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno" by Vylar Kaftan
*** "Thanksgiving Day" by Jay Werkheiser
**** "Joan" by John G. Henry
**** "Blue Ink" by Yoon Ha Lee
***** "My Father's Singularity" by Brenda Cooper
*** "A Lovely Little Christmas Fire" by Jeff Carlson
**** "As Women Fight" by Sara Genge


QuickTakes:

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock: another classic I've just gotten around to reading. Wonderfully atmospheric tale of an ancient forest where myths and racial memories come to life.

"Amabit Sapiens" by Craig DeLancey (Analog): a gene that makes people care as much about the future as they do about the present...

"Foreign Exchange" by Jerry Oltion (Analog): playful comedy of errors about a Mars mission gone awry

"Joan" by John G. Henry (Analog): surprisingly satisfying story of a woman obsessed with Joan of Arc who travels back in time to save from execution



My ratings:
*****excellent: memorable, satisfying, a pleasure to read
**** very good: well written, good read
*** good: readable, engaging, but not very memorable or exciting for me
** sub-par: a rough read, I found it flawed or just uninteresting to me
* huh? someone published this?

My ratings are part objective appraisal of the writing, part unapologetic personal preference (certain subjects and subgenres just don't appeal tome as much as others)

 
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