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ruxandra_grr's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful tale of resilience and self-acceptance. The protagonist, Suss, suffers from chronic pain and only when she turns into a wolf she can actually feel alive and like she is inhabiting a body. The trouble is that her wolf activities lead to some destruction of the community property.
What I appreciated the most about this is the matte-of-factly, compassionate way Sarah Gailey sketches the community. In any other tale, someone who is morphing into a wolf and causing damage would be cast out completely and left to fend for themselves. That is not what happens here and it was striking.
When Suss wakes up from one of her Away (that's what they call it) mini-rampages, people are concerned, grumpy, but nobody is outright mean to her or calls her a monster. That is unbelievably refreshing. With that in mind, the ending is perfect. I would not have predicted it, but it's the only one that makes sense. Totally lovely.
What I appreciated the most about this is the matte-of-factly, compassionate way Sarah Gailey sketches the community. In any other tale, someone who is morphing into a wolf and causing damage would be cast out completely and left to fend for themselves. That is not what happens here and it was striking.
When Suss wakes up from one of her Away (that's what they call it) mini-rampages, people are concerned, grumpy, but nobody is outright mean to her or calls her a monster. That is unbelievably refreshing. With that in mind, the ending is perfect. I would not have predicted it, but it's the only one that makes sense. Totally lovely.
petealdin's review against another edition
5.0
Superb. Everything in this collection is good and carries emotional depth. Standouts for me among great stories, poems and essays: This Is Not My Adventure, Tower, Away with the Wolves (I love interesting shapeshifter tales; The Visions that Take their Toll (an essay every fantasy writer must read); “The Thing In Us We Fear Just Wants Our Love”
Anything that makes me pause my reading to think, and then stays with me, was well worth the time and money. Five stars!
Anything that makes me pause my reading to think, and then stays with me, was well worth the time and money. Five stars!
linguana's review against another edition
2.0
2 maybe 2.5
Nice twist on werewolves but a little thin on story
Nice twist on werewolves but a little thin on story
jukaschar's review against another edition
5.0
I love Uncanny's Destroy! series, they are just some of the best and most interesting collections that I've read.
For me I enjoyed the short fiction and poetry a lot more than the interviews and essays, but that's because I read mostly for enjoyment and a lot less for information. I wouldn't want them to be excluded, so everything's fine.
For me I enjoyed the short fiction and poetry a lot more than the interviews and essays, but that's because I read mostly for enjoyment and a lot less for information. I wouldn't want them to be excluded, so everything's fine.
titusfortner's review against another edition
3.0
I only read (listened to the podcast of) Sarah Gailey's _ Away with the Wolves_
Interesting take on werewolves and disability.
Interesting take on werewolves and disability.
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
3.0
Hugo 2020 Nominations (Best Novelette);
"Away with the Wolves"
I am pleased to have learned on looking up the issue of this Uncanny, that it was entirely devoted to Sci-Fi/Fantasy Stories about (and by) differently-abled people. This story was an interesting one, but not as compelling as I wished it was.
This was the story of a disabled girl, whose body often caused her too much pain to function in the space of each single day after rising, but who has the ability to shift into the from of a wolf (a time she simply refers to as 'Away'). In her other form, she feels no pain, no guilt, and is able to live freely, in the moment. The work is about coming to terms with what actually works best for you, and being supported by those who love you best, who want your best life for you.
"Away with the Wolves"
I am pleased to have learned on looking up the issue of this Uncanny, that it was entirely devoted to Sci-Fi/Fantasy Stories about (and by) differently-abled people. This story was an interesting one, but not as compelling as I wished it was.
This was the story of a disabled girl, whose body often caused her too much pain to function in the space of each single day after rising, but who has the ability to shift into the from of a wolf (a time she simply refers to as 'Away'). In her other form, she feels no pain, no guilt, and is able to live freely, in the moment. The work is about coming to terms with what actually works best for you, and being supported by those who love you best, who want your best life for you.
crunden's review against another edition
These covers are always so beautiful. <3
I started with 'Monsters & Women—Beneath Contempt' by Roxanna Bennett.
Read it here.
I started with 'Monsters & Women—Beneath Contempt' by Roxanna Bennett.
Dismiss reversal of promises & missing curatives,
who notices holes in the old narrative
Read it here.
bookaneer's review against another edition
4.0
Rating and review only for Sarah Gailey's "Away with the Wolves" novelette, currently being nominated for the Hugos.
I listened to this via Uncanny spotify account, which is an alternative way to enjoy their stories. The narrator was really good, she brought the story to life. It's rather fascinating, the way the author related lycanthrophy with disability. The main character turned into a wolf regularly, while although her village tolerated her (as long as she paid the damage she caused) and she had a loving, supportive best friend, she still experienced struggle and chronic pain. One day, a goat was slaughtered and she was blamed. The story moved and we delved deeper into the MC's psyche. I savored it till the very end and thus I can understand why this was nominated.
It can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/away-with-the-wolves/
PS: This is the second wolf-themed story I really liked this year.
I listened to this via Uncanny spotify account, which is an alternative way to enjoy their stories. The narrator was really good, she brought the story to life. It's rather fascinating, the way the author related lycanthrophy with disability. The main character turned into a wolf regularly, while although her village tolerated her (as long as she paid the damage she caused) and she had a loving, supportive best friend, she still experienced struggle and chronic pain. One day, a goat was slaughtered and she was blamed. The story moved and we delved deeper into the MC's psyche. I savored it till the very end and thus I can understand why this was nominated.
It can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/away-with-the-wolves/
PS: This is the second wolf-themed story I really liked this year.
melusine7's review against another edition
Hugo 2020 voter packet
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