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capodoglio's review
3.0
“They say the moon’s gone missing.”
They sure know how to make an opening.
Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling team up for this short story available for free at Tor.com in a variety of formats, including an audio reading by Mr Rucker Himself.
http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/10/good-night-moon
The tradition of cyberpunk short stories as metanarrative commentary on sci-fi goes back to the very beginning, with William Gibson's own The Gernsback Continuum. The two masters at work here pull the joke to ridiculous, ludicrous extent. But I'm not spoil(er)ing your fun.
Let reality hacking begin.
Why do I keep commenting stuff that nobody's ever going to read? I'll never become popular on aNobii.
They sure know how to make an opening.
Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling team up for this short story available for free at Tor.com in a variety of formats, including an audio reading by Mr Rucker Himself.
http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/10/good-night-moon
The tradition of cyberpunk short stories as metanarrative commentary on sci-fi goes back to the very beginning, with William Gibson's own The Gernsback Continuum. The two masters at work here pull the joke to ridiculous, ludicrous extent. But I'm not spoil(er)ing your fun.
Let reality hacking begin.
Why do I keep commenting stuff that nobody's ever going to read? I'll never become popular on aNobii.
eol's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
keu482's review
1.0
Another Tor.com short story.
I hate surrealism in writing. I like some kind of sense, doesn't have to be much, but there needs to be something there. I didn't even understand half of the words, so full of jargon was this story. On top of that it's based on Kafka's Metamorphosis, which I also hated. Sigh.
I hate surrealism in writing. I like some kind of sense, doesn't have to be much, but there needs to be something there. I didn't even understand half of the words, so full of jargon was this story. On top of that it's based on Kafka's Metamorphosis, which I also hated. Sigh.
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