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Asia Dewey
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Finished "Staying Behind," "Real Artists," and "The Gods will not be Chained."
1- almost cried. Good stuff. 2- kinda meh. 3- Great tension throughout, but I wonder if these super Short Storys were the right format for the linked "Gods" stories. Great tension, breaks are nice, but theres so much context needed to get whats happening. Also crazy surprise at the end.
— May 27, 2026 09:26AM
1- almost cried. Good stuff. 2- kinda meh. 3- Great tension throughout, but I wonder if these super Short Storys were the right format for the linked "Gods" stories. Great tension, breaks are nice, but theres so much context needed to get whats happening. Also crazy surprise at the end.
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Asia Dewey
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too cringe to read in public atm. Finished-
- memories of my mother 10/10
-dispatches 0/10 (dnf)
- grey rabbit 2/10
Feeling like furry scifi
— Jun 02, 2026 10:52AM
- memories of my mother 10/10
-dispatches 0/10 (dnf)
- grey rabbit 2/10
Feeling like furry scifi
Asia Dewey
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Finished "The Gods Will Not be Chained." Tied for favorite of the collection with "Ghost Days!" Great writing, though a little yaddayadda heavy to convey the scifi/expirimental elements. Really enjoyed every element of this story--lovely ideas, Liu!
— May 23, 2026 03:57PM
Asia Dewey
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Finished "Byzantine Empathy." Really cool idea, enjoyed the story telling, but beginning to recognize a pattern in the structuring.
— May 23, 2026 01:46PM
Asia Dewey
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Finished "Thoughts and Prayers" -- stoey about family reflecting on a shooting. Started out strong, fell apart in the middle, then finished strong in the very last segment. Biggest issue with this SS is that I didnt understand what genre I was reading, really. Epistle style? Interview? Knowing that context would have helped me understand how trusting I should be of these different POVs.
— May 21, 2026 12:47PM
Asia Dewey
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Finished "The Reborn." Nothing to say about it really, but I finished it.
— May 20, 2026 03:07PM
Asia Dewey
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Just finished "Maxwell's Demon"!
It was a lovely opportunity to think back to "The Crying of Lot 49." Liu's "Maxwell's Demon" did a great job explaining the thought expiriment, and the way in which the expiriment is weaponized by Akiba and put into practice is super interesting. Always good reads from Liu.
— May 16, 2026 12:52PM
It was a lovely opportunity to think back to "The Crying of Lot 49." Liu's "Maxwell's Demon" did a great job explaining the thought expiriment, and the way in which the expiriment is weaponized by Akiba and put into practice is super interesting. Always good reads from Liu.
