James’s Reviews > Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora > Status Update
James
is 5% done
Sister Lilith--Nope. DNF
The Comet--ugh, could have been great, but it was written in 1920.
— Jan 24, 2023 03:50AM
The Comet--ugh, could have been great, but it was written in 1920.
Like flag
James’s Previous Updates
James
is 71% done
At life's limits-I want so much more of this. It was a great self-contained story. I found myself so engrossed in the story, I completely forgot to think about the writing (which was also good). The quality of the writing reminded my The shipping news, or beloved, in how textured the writing was.
— Feb 16, 2023 04:53AM
James
is 66% done
Future Christmas-The writing was okay and the setting was okay, but it reads like early 80's straight-guy fiction; this time in a christmas myth setting.
— Feb 15, 2023 04:32AM
James
is 54% done
At the Huts of Ajala--Again. Super good. I love this birthing story.
— Feb 10, 2023 12:26AM
James
is 48% done
Twice, at once, Separated--Wow. Not only was it exquisitely written, but I finished it just as the last movement of Hindemith's four variations for piano and orchestra finished: an appropriately grandiose ending for an expertly grandiose story.
— Feb 08, 2023 02:48AM
James
is 31% done
Aye, and Gomorrah —it’s well-written, and thought provoking, but it has me feeling uncomfortable and I don’t know why.
— Feb 03, 2023 03:30AM
James
is 17% done
Separation Anxiety-I don't like a story published in 2000 set in 2095 that feels less like speculative fiction in 2023 than Black Mirror did in 2020
— Jan 26, 2023 04:19AM