Maryam’s Reviews > Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 171, December 2020 > Status Update
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Things That Happen When You Date Your Ex's Accidentally Restored Backup from Before the Divorce by LISA NOHEALANI MORTON 3*
The writing made it hard to connect to the characters or the story, I wish the world or the relationship had been explored more. Interesting but surface level
— Jan 06, 2022 04:44AM
The writing made it hard to connect to the characters or the story, I wish the world or the relationship had been explored more. Interesting but surface level
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Songs of Activation by ANDY DUDAK - 4*
I feel like the ending is missing from this story, the world was fascinating. I always love SF stories that feel like fantasy tales. I just wish it had been slightly longer.
— Jan 12, 2022 04:34AM
I feel like the ending is missing from this story, the world was fascinating. I always love SF stories that feel like fantasy tales. I just wish it had been slightly longer.
Maryam
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Forward Momentum and a Parallel Toss by ANAMARIA CURTIS 5*
So this issue is not a complete dud after all! What if corporations patented cultures so that they could only be harvested using a specific brand of robots? Think Monsanto but with technology.
Great concept, solid writing. The highlight of the collection so far (but I'm hopeful the Dudak story will be good as well)
— Jan 12, 2022 01:43AM
So this issue is not a complete dud after all! What if corporations patented cultures so that they could only be harvested using a specific brand of robots? Think Monsanto but with technology.
Great concept, solid writing. The highlight of the collection so far (but I'm hopeful the Dudak story will be good as well)
Maryam
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No Way Back by CHI HUI, translated by JOHN CHU 2*
I really struggled with the writing in this one, I don't know if it's because of the translation but it didn't work for me at all.
— Jan 10, 2022 05:39AM
I really struggled with the writing in this one, I don't know if it's because of the translation but it didn't work for me at all.
Maryam
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Conversations in the Dark by Robert Reed - 2*
I don't know why I still attempt to read Reed's short fiction when it never works for me.
— Jan 09, 2022 07:29AM
I don't know why I still attempt to read Reed's short fiction when it never works for me.
Maryam
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The Last Days of Old Night by Michael Swanwick
Three giants bully their ways into the world until the day they turn a mouse into a woman who has every intention to stop them.
It had a good blends of tropes and refreshing elements and it was just the right length. 4*
— Jan 08, 2022 05:47AM
Three giants bully their ways into the world until the day they turn a mouse into a woman who has every intention to stop them.
It had a good blends of tropes and refreshing elements and it was just the right length. 4*
Maryam
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The Island of Misfit Toys by Fiona Moore 3*
A homeless man raises an army of sentient robots to help him live a bit more confortably. Good premise but too short to have any real impact.
— Jan 03, 2022 07:02AM
A homeless man raises an army of sentient robots to help him live a bit more confortably. Good premise but too short to have any real impact.
