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ginpomelo's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Reading this again almost a decade since I first encountered PSF, it's very easy to see that there are kernels of intriguing and batshit ideas brewing in this collection, but the sophistication that emerged from the subsequent volumes isn't quite here yet. The stories I liked I really loved, like The Family That Eats Soil, Instructions on How to Disappear and (duh) L'Aquilone Du Estrellas, but there are also stories like The Doppler Effect which for me is baffling and just... damp. I'm glad to note, however, that the oft repeated lore that science fiction is ignored in Filipino writing is somewhat belied here.
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