z. imama’s Reviews > The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World > Status Update
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Shattered Like a Glass Goblin ― Is this figurative or no? I cannot really 'get' this story. Is the protagonist truly a glass goblin? At first it sounds like someone joins a sharehouse full of junkie recluses who keep him in the house by tasking one of them (a woman, of course) with sleeping with him as his 'rewards' until he wants out OUT and then suddenly I'm not sure anymore
— Jul 13, 2025 07:53PM
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A Boy and His Dog — Set in a post-apocalyptic world (the Third World War is said to start in 1992) and it's a story about a boy whose age we never get to know (Vic) and his telephatic, speaking dog (Blood), both hungry and horny. It's very... rapey. And of course, again, in this story, the girl only serves as a device for the boy, without character.
— Jul 13, 2025 07:58PM
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Worlds to Kill — Last man standing-ish human mercenary who destroy worlds and planets or whatever for a price, supported by his AI-like system that decides he needs someone (a woman, of course) to live with and gift him children so he's... I don't know, live longer? More motivated to continue living? (I don't like this perspective of making women a 'device' for men)
— Jul 13, 2025 07:49PM
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S.R.O ― Spaceship appears on Broadway and aliens begin performing for the people watching below, some millionaire-wannabe starts making money off popcorn and balcony/box seats... at least until the aliens decide they perform long enough and now it's time to eat?
— Jul 13, 2025 07:45PM
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Are You Listening? — Story of a man whose existence is getting so insignificant (almost) nobody realizes or sees his presence. This could be better, could have more creepy vibe out of it, but unfortunately there is none. I feel this just falls rather flat.
— Jul 13, 2025 07:41PM
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Run for the Stars -- a villain origin story. I don't like it when an awful person becomes someone evil (in this case, a coward becomes a murderous, avenging human). Also the way he becomes the last man standing in a planet full of alien settlers is not really believable.
— Jul 09, 2025 12:14AM
z. imama
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White on White - a quick story about a ladies' man trying to find true companion and gets it in the form of a mountain yeti
— Jul 09, 2025 12:08AM
z. imama
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The Place with No Name -- this is about a sinner(?) accidentally finds a magical place that sends him to another place, and he ends up being a replacement to receive Prometheus' punishment. (Well, at least that's what I understand from the story)
— Jul 09, 2025 12:07AM
z. imama
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The Pitll Pawob Division -- I blank out on this one. Seriously, what was that? What is this one about???
— Jul 05, 2025 12:28PM
z. imama
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Try A Dull Knife -- A guy dying from having people feed on his energy (essence?) for being genuine and not 'robotic' or 'fake' (that at some parts read like how an introvert surrounded and mauled by extroverts)
— Jul 05, 2025 12:26PM
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Santa Claus VS S.P.I.D.E.R. -- The idea of making Santa Claus a Bond-like spy is very fun and interesting but there is A LOT of American politics and politician name-dropping involved that I just don't give a shit about
— Jul 05, 2025 12:24PM
