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Night Dog by Neil Gaiman: 3/5 I normally love Gaiman, but this was disappointing - the first half is boring, and the second half is weird, and not in a good way. Decent writing and dialogue, but that's about it.
City of Ash by Paolo Bacigalupi: 3/5 Lots of potential, and some very good prose, but there's just not enough of a story here.
— Jan 11, 2018 06:43PM
City of Ash by Paolo Bacigalupi: 3/5 Lots of potential, and some very good prose, but there's just not enough of a story here.
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Little Sisters by Vonda N. McIntyre: 3/5
Ghosts of Home by Sam J. Miller: 5/5
The Karen Joy Fowler Book Club by Nike Sulway: 2/5
Oral Argument by Kim Stanley Robinson: 1/5
Drones by Simon Ings: 2/5
The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. Malik: 4/5
— Jun 04, 2019 07:12PM
Ghosts of Home by Sam J. Miller: 5/5
The Karen Joy Fowler Book Club by Nike Sulway: 2/5
Oral Argument by Kim Stanley Robinson: 1/5
Drones by Simon Ings: 2/5
The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. Malik: 4/5
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Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong: 4/5
The Lily and the Horn by Catherynne M. Valente: 4/5
The Empress in her Glory by Robert Reed: 3/5
The Winter Wraith by Jeffrey Ford: 2/5
Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan by Ian McDonald: 1/5
— Jun 01, 2019 10:06PM
The Lily and the Horn by Catherynne M. Valente: 4/5
The Empress in her Glory by Robert Reed: 3/5
The Winter Wraith by Jeffrey Ford: 2/5
Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan by Ian McDonald: 1/5
Mike
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The Heart's Filthy Lesson by Elizabeth Bear: 4/5 Very good characters and writing, story decent.
The Machine Starts by Greg Bear: 1/5 Confusing story, boring characters.
Blood, Ash, Braids by Genevieve Valentine: 3/5 Good premise that the story doesn't explore adequately.
— Feb 12, 2018 07:55PM
The Machine Starts by Greg Bear: 1/5 Confusing story, boring characters.
Blood, Ash, Braids by Genevieve Valentine: 3/5 Good premise that the story doesn't explore adequately.
Mike
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Dancy vs. the Pterosaur by Caitlin R. Kiernan: 3/5 I like the premise, but the prose and characterization have room for improvement.
Calved by Sam J. Miller: 5/5 A very well-written story with an excellent twist at the end. Easily the best short story I've read in a while.
— Jan 28, 2018 09:29AM
Calved by Sam J. Miller: 5/5 A very well-written story with an excellent twist at the end. Easily the best short story I've read in a while.
Mike
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Capitalism in the 22nd Century by Geoff Ryman: 2/5 There were some good ideas here, but the execution was too exaggerated and unfocused to work.
Emergence by Gwyneth Jones: 2/5 Again, there were good ideas, but the whole thing was just confusing.
The Deepwater Bride by Tasmyn Muir: 3/5 This was well-written, and with a good protagonist, but the story just went nowhere.
— Jan 26, 2018 10:23PM
Emergence by Gwyneth Jones: 2/5 Again, there were good ideas, but the whole thing was just confusing.
The Deepwater Bride by Tasmyn Muir: 3/5 This was well-written, and with a good protagonist, but the story just went nowhere.
Mike
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A Murmuration by Alastair Reynolds: 1/5 This story was incredibly dull, and very hard to follow.
Kaiju Maximus: So Various, So Beautiful, So New by Kai Ashante Wilson: 3/5 There were some interesting ideas, it was just hard to see how everything fit together.
Water of Versailles by Kelly Robson: 4/5 Not outright funny, but quite creative, and a fun read.
— Jan 15, 2018 09:32AM
Kaiju Maximus: So Various, So Beautiful, So New by Kai Ashante Wilson: 3/5 There were some interesting ideas, it was just hard to see how everything fit together.
Water of Versailles by Kelly Robson: 4/5 Not outright funny, but quite creative, and a fun read.
Mike
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Jamaica Ginger by Nalo Hopinkson and Nisi Shawl: 4/5. Perhaps a bit predictable and cliched, but the story is very well-written, and I liked the main character a lot.
— Jan 13, 2018 11:37AM
