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If you're wondering where I've been the last few days, I've been working through the most ludicrously excessive introduction I've ever come across. 120 pages before the story starts, some of which couldn't have less to do with fantasy and horror. If you want to do a summation of the year in the genre, be concise! Just hit the noteworthy stuff and move on! This was ridiculous.
— Dec 03, 2016 07:46AM
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Mike
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Reports of Certain Events in London by China Mieville: 2/5 Format tired, idea too strange to work.
House of Ice by Jean Esteve: 2/5 Uninteresting and forgettable.
Restraint by Stephen Gallagher: 3/5 Started quite good, but the sudden swerve of an ending weakened it.
Man, this is even weaker than most anthologies I read. 2004 must've been a slow year.
— Dec 14, 2016 04:01PM
House of Ice by Jean Esteve: 2/5 Uninteresting and forgettable.
Restraint by Stephen Gallagher: 3/5 Started quite good, but the sudden swerve of an ending weakened it.
Man, this is even weaker than most anthologies I read. 2004 must've been a slow year.
Mike
is on page 218 of 605
Revenge of the Calico Cat by Stepan Chapman: 1/5 50% unoriginal, 50% bizarre, 100% unbearable.
Frozen Charlottes by Lucy Sussex: 2/5 Cliched premise, confusing writing.
Not a single good story yet. To call these the best stories of 2004 is just odd to me - even if you liked these stories, most of them aren't remarkable in any way.
— Dec 11, 2016 07:41AM
Frozen Charlottes by Lucy Sussex: 2/5 Cliched premise, confusing writing.
Not a single good story yet. To call these the best stories of 2004 is just odd to me - even if you liked these stories, most of them aren't remarkable in any way.
Mike
is on page 188 of 605
A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon Bestwick: 2/5 Weak writing, message ham-fisted and cheesy.
The Skin of the World by Douglas Clegg: 3/5 Good writing, cliched and forgettable story.
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan: 3/5 Lots of potential, not carried through well.
The Changeling by Theodora Goss: 4/5 A little slight, but very evocative.
— Dec 10, 2016 08:41AM
The Skin of the World by Douglas Clegg: 3/5 Good writing, cliched and forgettable story.
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan: 3/5 Lots of potential, not carried through well.
The Changeling by Theodora Goss: 4/5 A little slight, but very evocative.
Mike
is on page 158 of 605
The Oakthing by Gregory Maguire: 3/5 Good writing and protagonist, boring plot.
Horton's Stone by R.T. Smith: 2/5 Overloaded with images, unmemorable.
Rite of Spring by Margo Lanagan: 3/5 Good idea, bland execution.
Not only do I not like this so far, I can't even imagine why one would find these stories among the best. So far, they're not bad so much as underwhelming.
— Dec 06, 2016 06:01PM
Horton's Stone by R.T. Smith: 2/5 Overloaded with images, unmemorable.
Rite of Spring by Margo Lanagan: 3/5 Good idea, bland execution.
Not only do I not like this so far, I can't even imagine why one would find these stories among the best. So far, they're not bad so much as underwhelming.
