recent reading
Stories:
*** "Curse" by Samantha Henderson
**** "Animus Rights" by John Shirley
***** "Angie's Errand" by Nick Wolven
*** "A Road Once Traveled" by Richard Parks
*** "Felicity's Engine" by Sharon Mock
**** "Birdwatcher" by Garth Upshaw
***** "The Poacher" by Ursula K. Le Guin
**** "Graveyard Shift" by Stephen King
***** "Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin
QuickTakes:
"Angie's Errand" by Nick Wolven (Asimov's): a masterfully written story capturing a moment in time: the end of civilization as experienced by a young woman struggling to keep her family alive as society descends into barbarism.
"The Poacher" by Ursula K. Le Guin: usually stories that revisit classic fairy tales don't end up saying much. This one is different.
"Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin: nicely crafted tale of hubris and horror, well thought-out sf premise.
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 to me as much as others)
*** "Curse" by Samantha Henderson
**** "Animus Rights" by John Shirley
***** "Angie's Errand" by Nick Wolven
*** "A Road Once Traveled" by Richard Parks
*** "Felicity's Engine" by Sharon Mock
**** "Birdwatcher" by Garth Upshaw
***** "The Poacher" by Ursula K. Le Guin
**** "Graveyard Shift" by Stephen King
***** "Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin
QuickTakes:
"Angie's Errand" by Nick Wolven (Asimov's): a masterfully written story capturing a moment in time: the end of civilization as experienced by a young woman struggling to keep her family alive as society descends into barbarism.
"The Poacher" by Ursula K. Le Guin: usually stories that revisit classic fairy tales don't end up saying much. This one is different.
"Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin: nicely crafted tale of hubris and horror, well thought-out sf premise.
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 to me as much as others)
Curse" by Samantha Henderson
Animus Rights" by John Shirle
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