Reviews

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 209 by Neil Clarke

beccagomezfarrell's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I most enjoyed "Kardashev's Palimpsest" by David Goodman. The story follows a human consciousness that is millennia upon millennia old, desiring to reach their end but troubled by one moment gone wrong. This seeker brings forth an earlier version of themselves to try and make sense of what happened back then.

stadkison's review

4.5

Scalp - 2.5
The Flowers That We Intend To Share - 4
The Enceladus South Pole Base Named after V.I. Lenin - 5 stars
Kardashev's Palimpsest - 3.5 stars
The Peregrine Falcon Flies West - 3 stars
Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole - 4.5 stars
The Beam Eidolon - 3.5 stars
Lonely Ghosts - 4 stars

lacewing's review

medium-paced

3.5

rotewaffel's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

techxplorer's review against another edition

medium-paced

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djwudi's review

4.0

Standouts this month are “The Enceladus South Pole Base Named after V.I. Lenin” by
Zohar Jacobs, “Kardashev’s Palimpsest” by David Goodman, “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim, and “Lonely Ghosts” by Meghan Feldman.