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hsienhsien27's review
4.0
So I happened to be reading this literary zine and that's why I posted about literary zines awhile ago. I highly suggest this zine to genre fiction fans, especially those into noir or crime fiction. This zine is dedicated more to the crime scene or is noir all about crimes? I will admit that I like literary zines, I like finding them, and downloading them, but I do merely a skim over and read what catches my eyes. Which is sad, because then what the hell is the point of killing trees or compiling PDFs of these zines if no one will read them?
Here's my reason: Some are too long, I'm not always in the mood for short stories, some of them aren't that good, and sometimes they are hard to read depending on the medium. Physical is fine, Kindle is fine, but Wordpress or Blogger or any other website is difficult if it's not on mobile. Most of the time, I discover them when I'm browsing. Poetry literary zines are the only literary zines I have ever read from start to finish. And so why am I rambling so much about literary zines? Because this is the last copy of All Due Respect Zine. I'm not mourning, because there's tons of other noir literary zines out there that have some gems to read. It's just that it's the first time I have ever enjoyed a literary zine that consists of only fiction.
If you're familiar with noir at all, you will already know what most of this zine is about. Guns, drugs, drama, revenge, conniving personalities, bad cops, thieves, and detectives. What makes a good noir story for me is not only the entertainment factor, but also giving me the feeling of empathy or maybe even hatred for the vile main character, a fear for the main character, or an apprehension of what's to come for that them. It's a weird thing I have, I like to feel for the character but at the same time I want to get that rush of adrenaline. There's very few novels like that, where it touches you emotionally, but also scares the shiz out of you or haunts you, sticking to your memories.
This zine is pretty short for a literary zine. There are only six short stories, which is good enough for me. But I can say I only enjoyed four of the six short stories. Lang, Chen, Queally, and Sanders. The one I liked the most, the one that stuck with me most was Sarah M. Chen. She stood out because the main character of her story was young and he was the least deviant noir character I have read, I know he's not the main character, but he is the lead of the story (it's in third person, but it's main focus is him.) Instead he is the victim of noir, he is the "What the hell did I just see?" of noir. Does that make sense? The only bad boy thing he does is sell drugs and he does it to support his mother and her business. He doesn't kill anybody, he's not a triad, he's just a young Asian American dude trying to get by, who lives with his grandmother that doesn't appear to be your typical harmless old lady. Oh the ending is pretty cool. And so of course, I'm anticipating her full length that's also coming out from All Due Respect. I will also probably read their previous issues too, in case I get the craving for short stories and noir.
Rating: 4/5
Originally posted: Notes on the Shore
Here's my reason: Some are too long, I'm not always in the mood for short stories, some of them aren't that good, and sometimes they are hard to read depending on the medium. Physical is fine, Kindle is fine, but Wordpress or Blogger or any other website is difficult if it's not on mobile. Most of the time, I discover them when I'm browsing. Poetry literary zines are the only literary zines I have ever read from start to finish. And so why am I rambling so much about literary zines? Because this is the last copy of All Due Respect Zine. I'm not mourning, because there's tons of other noir literary zines out there that have some gems to read. It's just that it's the first time I have ever enjoyed a literary zine that consists of only fiction.
If you're familiar with noir at all, you will already know what most of this zine is about. Guns, drugs, drama, revenge, conniving personalities, bad cops, thieves, and detectives. What makes a good noir story for me is not only the entertainment factor, but also giving me the feeling of empathy or maybe even hatred for the vile main character, a fear for the main character, or an apprehension of what's to come for that them. It's a weird thing I have, I like to feel for the character but at the same time I want to get that rush of adrenaline. There's very few novels like that, where it touches you emotionally, but also scares the shiz out of you or haunts you, sticking to your memories.
This zine is pretty short for a literary zine. There are only six short stories, which is good enough for me. But I can say I only enjoyed four of the six short stories. Lang, Chen, Queally, and Sanders. The one I liked the most, the one that stuck with me most was Sarah M. Chen. She stood out because the main character of her story was young and he was the least deviant noir character I have read, I know he's not the main character, but he is the lead of the story (it's in third person, but it's main focus is him.) Instead he is the victim of noir, he is the "What the hell did I just see?" of noir. Does that make sense? The only bad boy thing he does is sell drugs and he does it to support his mother and her business. He doesn't kill anybody, he's not a triad, he's just a young Asian American dude trying to get by, who lives with his grandmother that doesn't appear to be your typical harmless old lady. Oh the ending is pretty cool. And so of course, I'm anticipating her full length that's also coming out from All Due Respect. I will also probably read their previous issues too, in case I get the craving for short stories and noir.
Rating: 4/5
Originally posted: Notes on the Shore
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