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abetterjulie's review
4.0
This is only my second issue, and I liked this one better than the last. I felt most of the stories had better pacing and the ideas felt more unique and intriguing.
My favorite from this collection was Wretched the Romantic. It was brilliant and witty, and I wish I'd thought of it!
A few of the stories had great voices and were emotionally engaging, but the endings left me flat. All of them were good enough that I didn't skip any this time.
I found myself uncomfortable with the critic's section, On Books. I agreed with some of the premise being put forward, but found the way in which it was done a bit ugly. It may be that I simply have different tastes, and I realize that wasn't his larger point, but the clearly biased fawning for Ellison made the rest of his message sound like an old man yelling at the young kids to get off his lawn.
My favorite from this collection was Wretched the Romantic. It was brilliant and witty, and I wish I'd thought of it!
A few of the stories had great voices and were emotionally engaging, but the endings left me flat. All of them were good enough that I didn't skip any this time.
I found myself uncomfortable with the critic's section, On Books. I agreed with some of the premise being put forward, but found the way in which it was done a bit ugly. It may be that I simply have different tastes, and I realize that wasn't his larger point, but the clearly biased fawning for Ellison made the rest of his message sound like an old man yelling at the young kids to get off his lawn.
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