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fictionofthefix's review
4.0
yeah i don't think i like mermaids anymore that was preeeetty traumatizing
also, here's an actual synopsis (from the author):
''‘The Fisher Queen’’ is about the dark side of the mermaid fishing industry on the Mekong River, and the painful, personal damage of systematic, multigenerational violence against women. It’s a story about growing up too fast, and about having an intense, deep love for your family, only to find out that they’re the monsters they were supposed to be protecting you from.''
also, here's an actual synopsis (from the author):
''‘The Fisher Queen’’ is about the dark side of the mermaid fishing industry on the Mekong River, and the painful, personal damage of systematic, multigenerational violence against women. It’s a story about growing up too fast, and about having an intense, deep love for your family, only to find out that they’re the monsters they were supposed to be protecting you from.''
reader44ever's review
4.0
I enjoyed this magazine so much that I'm going to request a subscription for my birthday. :-)
I think the best way to review it is to review the individual entries individually. In a way, I did this already in my Status Updates, but I'll try to expand on my feelings/impressions. In the order in which they appeared in the book:
"The End of the Silk Road" by David D. Levine. 3.5 stars - good
This was an alternate-history science-fiction tale, set mostly on Venus in 1936 (!!!). I really liked the swampy setting on Venus. It lent itself well to an otherworldly atmosphere. (I wonder if Venus really is swampy?) I liked the Froggies as Venusian Aboriginals, and the living doors that croaked at those entering and exiting were fun, too. There were a couple of fairly predictable plot twists (the one that comes to mind first isthe fact that Lillie turned out to be Mike's daughter ), but I really enjoyed them all the same. However, this otherwise great story was diminished in my opinion by the fact that every human woman was attracted to Mike. I mean, really?! I can't think of the word that describes this writing style (chauvinistic isn't quite it) but I didn't like it.
"Books to Look For" by Charles de Lint. 3.5 stars - good
This section was a set of book reviews that you'd think de Lint would be recommending because of what the Department is called, wouldn't you? Not so much. Some books received a negative review. However, as I'm interested in reading even those to form my own opinion, maybe the segment is properly titled after all. ;-) The books reviewed were, [b:Darkwalker: A Tale of the Urban Shaman|20491892|Darkwalker A Tale of the Urban Shaman|Duncan Eagleson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389194013s/20491892.jpg|33301470] by [a:Duncan Eagleson|2896679|Duncan Eagleson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]; [b:Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl|17944655|Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl|Emily Pohl-Weary|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375060679s/17944655.jpg|25018491] by [a:Emily Pohl-Weary|320212|Emily Pohl-Weary|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1309178447p2/320212.jpg]; [b:Rover Red Charlie|22129121|Rover Red Charlie|Garth Ennis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400846669s/22129121.jpg|41475350] by [a:Garth Ennis|14965|Garth Ennis|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1242438038p2/14965.jpg]; [b:Work Done for Hire|18079621|Work Done for Hire|Joe Haldeman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372045640s/18079621.jpg|25386913] by[a:Joe Haldeman|12476|Joe Haldeman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1224736362p2/12476.jpg]; [b:Desert Tales: A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel|17416083|Desert Tales A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel|Melissa Marr|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369157024s/17416083.jpg|21549576] by [a:Melissa Marr|175855|Melissa Marr|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1192302741p2/175855.jpg]; and [b:The Incrementalists|17332271|The Incrementalists|Steven Brust|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1380339025s/17332271.jpg|19023220] by [a:Steven Brust|27704|Steven Brust|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1361579656p2/27704.jpg].
INTERLUDE #1
There was a cartoon on the final page of the "Books to Look For" segment, on page 43. I didn't understand it; and I still don't. It's a Trojan Horse cartoon, with the horse being a unicorn. A king and his daughter are at the gate, with the giant unicorn rolled to a stop behind them. The king says, "My daughter wants to bring it in." I don't understand what this cartoon is trying to tell me. As a result, I can't give it many stars. 1.5 stars - not bad
"Books" by James Sallis. 1 star - poor; did not like
I didn't care for this segment, as I found the writer's style and voice to be hard to understand. Perhaps I was just tired (it was past my bedtime), but it seemed like there was more commentary than talk about the two highlighted books. The two books? [b:The Land Across|17332287|The Land Across|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1379150855s/17332287.jpg|24035925] by [a:Gene Wolfe|23069|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207670073p2/23069.jpg] and [b:Cordwainer Smith, Lord of the Afternoon|17132853|Lord of the Afternoon|Pablo Capanna|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356198021s/17132853.jpg|2306475] by [a:Pablo Capanna|93005|Pablo Capanna|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1352835747p2/93005.jpg]. Both books seemed to be reviewed favorably, though, so that's two more for my TBR shelf.
"The Fisher Queen" by Alyssa Wong. 4 stars - very good; really liked
I really enjoyed this story; it was quite good. It had a haunting ending, which I thought was pretty great; it was very fitting. As this story was the reason I checked out this book, I was very pleased to have enjoyed it. It had mermaids in it! :-) But they weren't mermaids like I'd ever seen them before, they weremore like human-sized fish with arms . I always appreciate a story that gives "familiar" creatures unique/new traits.
"White Curtain" by Pavel Amnuel, translated by Anatoly Belilovsky. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This was a science fiction story with an intriguing premise: some people in this world cansplice reality to give you a happy life. I wasn't too clear on how this was done, though. Did Oleg open a door to an alternate reality and kidnap the person/people necessary to giving you a happy life? I have a feeling that Oleg gave the people in his world happy lives while destroying the lives of people in the reality he made the splice to/from. . Also, I was not expecting that ending! I don't know what I thought would happen, but that definitely wasn't it. :-)
INTERLUDE #2
There was another cartoon on the final page of "White Curtain," on page 74. This one was set in a bar, and showed "Tom" looking in dismay at his new gargoyle friend, who was throwing up his drink. The caption read, "Tom buys his new friend a drink, unaware that gargoyles can't hold their liquor." Once again, the meaning of the joke was lost on me. :-( 1.5 stars - not bad
"Presidential Cryptotrivia" by Oliver Buckram. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This was a weird story. It was billed as an educational story by the editor's note that prefaced it: "Should fiction be educational? ...we feel confident that even our most learned and erudite readers will learn something new in this short and scholarly tale." After that introduction, I was expecting to read some obscurely trivial tidbits about our nation's presidents. However, the trivia was entirely fabricated, though this made the trivia even more entertaining. My favorites?"Millard Fillmore: A gigantic sentient duck originally named Phillip Mallard;" and "Grover Cleveland: America's first Muppet president." lol! Still living ex- and current presidents were not excluded, either: "George H.W. Bush: Doomed his bid for a second term by disparaging 'voodoo economics,' thus losing support of zombie voters in swing states;" and "Barack H. Obama: Initially stymied in his quest for office due to his foreign birth, he traveled back in time to 1898 in order to engineer the unlikely annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii into the United States." Oh, and Oliver Buckram tells of an additional president in between the terms of George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton: "Arnold Schwarzenegger: Constitutionally ineligible for the presidency due to his origins as a time-traveling killer cyborg, Schwarzenegger bench-pressed the Supreme Court until they ruled in his favor." lol!
"Bartleby the Scavenger" by Katie Boyer. 3.5 stars - good
This was a dystopian story. I liked it, but the ending was not entirely satisfactory. I would have liked to have knownwhat became of Boss's letter. I would also have liked an explanation as to why Bartleby behaved the way he did, especially given how important that behavior was to the story.
"Plumage from Pegasus: Nudge Not, Lest Ye Be Nudged" by Paul Di Filippo. 3 stars - above-average; liked
This story was somewhat confusing, as it used real names for some of the characters (e.g., Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis). I actually wasn't sure if it was true or not while and immediately after I was reading it. However, I just googled some of the other names (i.e., Brundage Seltzerson and Lance Mungroo) and learned that they were fictional characters who appeared only in this story. So it was fiction. But it was very plausible fiction. ;-)
"Rooksnight" by Marc Laidlaw. 4.5 stars - great!
This was a rather chilling little story; I loved it! I especially liked the fact that living gargoyles were the main characters. Living gargoyles. :-D Though I do wish we were told howSpar got Gorlen's hand of flesh and Gorlen Spar's hand of stone. Is this story part of a series? I hope to meet these characters again.
"The Memory Cage" by Tim Sullivan. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This apocalyptic/science fiction story nearly made me cry. Earth is in an apocalyptic state due to theWater Wars (too many people for not enough food or water). Humans have colonized space, and the story is set on a space station that orbits Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Jim's dad committed suicide and the memory cage somehow connects Jim with his ghost. He can finally talk to his dad's ghost on the fourth visit to the Memory Cage. He was understandably angry, then repentant; it was heartbreaking. Luckily, his dad returned for a fifth visit and Jim was able to make amends for his earlier behavior and he and his dad parted on better terms. It was this that nearly made me cry. All in all, this was a very good little story. Though I don't really understand why Moira had to die in that attack. It didn't really add anything to the story besides, I think, making Jim a little more accepting of his father's death.
"Films: Imitations of Life" by David J. Skal. 3.5 stars - good
This section was for talk/reviews of two 2014 films: I, Frankenstein and Her. He panned the first and seemed to like the latter, I think. Either way, I would like to see both films for myself. I can remember seeing trailers for I, Frankenstein and wanting to see it. Skal's review made how I forgot about it understandable, but now I again really want to see it. ;-)
"The Shadow in the Corner" by Jonathan Andrew Sheen. 5 stars - outstanding!; amazing!
Now this story was chilling. I mean, talk about your nightmare-inducing stories! It made that earlier story that I described as "chilling" seem like a walk in the park. And this was written so very suspensefully! I was literally on tenterhooks until the end. After finishing it, I hoped I wouldn't have nightmares... It's been a day or so since I read it, and I'm pleased to report that I did not in fact have a nightmare about this story. (However, I did have a nightmare; it was a variation on my usual, though, which I have fairly regularly.)
INTERLUDE #3: "Coming Attractions."
I know this was a back issue, and the "coming attractions" are now back issues, too, but I think I'm going to request a subscription for my birthday. The next issue had stories that "feature superheroes and aliens, demons and dragons [!!!], and a whole lot more." I'm bummed that I missed it; I need to see if my library has the July/August 2014 issue. ;-)
"Containment Zone: A Seastead Story" by Naomi Kritzer. 3.5 stars - good
This was the fourth Seastead story. I liked it okay, but I think I would have liked it better had I either read the first three or not known it was fourth in a series. I have a feeling that my questions have been answered already in the earlier stories. Questions like:What does it mean that Beck has a talent for finding things? Who are the Alpha Dogs? The things I had questions about were presented in such a way that I was reminded that this was a story in an ongoing series.
"F&SF Competition #87: 'Fan Mail'" 3.5 stars - good
I have a feeling that this section would have been more entertaining if I had actually read the books the "fans" were writing about. But oh well... More books for my TBR! Yay!! The books under discussion were the A Song of Ice and Fire series by [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] (I have read one or two books in this series, but the letter didn't make sense to me so I need to reread them and/or read more); the Left Behind series by [a:Tim LaHaye|7625163|Tim LaHaye|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1419979912p2/7625163.jpg] and [a:Jerry B. Jenkins|15412|Jerry B. Jenkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1428529036p2/15412.jpg]; books by [a:Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]; [b:The Left Hand of Darkness|18423|The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4)|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388229638s/18423.jpg|817527] by [a:Ursula K. Le Guin|874602|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244291425p2/874602.jpg]; [b:The Surrendered Wife|20430779|The Surrendered Wife|Laura Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388802358s/20430779.jpg|28037478] by [a:Laura Doyle|47557|Laura Doyle|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]; and [b:Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions|433567|Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions|Edwin A. Abbott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435435775s/433567.jpg|4243538] by [a:Edwin A. Abbott|3093075|Edwin A. Abbott|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1291869697p2/3093075.jpg].
INTERLUDE #4: "Fantasy & Science Fiction Market Place"
It was hard for me to tell if these ads were for real or not. This issue is a year old, so there's probably no way to find out, but I suspect they were for real. However, this one was laughable: "I have copies of The Roswell Journals of Meriwether Lewis: Are they a hoax? by C.I. Gilman and The Deeps by Danforth. Contact me." Uhm... How do we contact you?
"Curiosities: The Murder of the U.S.A., by Will F. Jenkins (1946)" by Bud Webster. 3.5 stars - good
This section was a book review about Jenkins's book. Originally published almost 70 years ago, it sounds like it's still a timely read. I don't think I will read it, though.Bombs being dropped on the U.S.A. and the retaliation, with more bombs? Even as a cautionary tale, this is not for me.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this issue of this magazine. Even though I didn't fall in love with most of the stories, it was still very enjoyable to read them all. I do so love to read short stories from varied authors. :-)
I think the best way to review it is to review the individual entries individually. In a way, I did this already in my Status Updates, but I'll try to expand on my feelings/impressions. In the order in which they appeared in the book:
"The End of the Silk Road" by David D. Levine. 3.5 stars - good
This was an alternate-history science-fiction tale, set mostly on Venus in 1936 (!!!). I really liked the swampy setting on Venus. It lent itself well to an otherworldly atmosphere. (I wonder if Venus really is swampy?) I liked the Froggies as Venusian Aboriginals, and the living doors that croaked at those entering and exiting were fun, too. There were a couple of fairly predictable plot twists (the one that comes to mind first is
"Books to Look For" by Charles de Lint. 3.5 stars - good
This section was a set of book reviews that you'd think de Lint would be recommending because of what the Department is called, wouldn't you? Not so much. Some books received a negative review. However, as I'm interested in reading even those to form my own opinion, maybe the segment is properly titled after all. ;-) The books reviewed were, [b:Darkwalker: A Tale of the Urban Shaman|20491892|Darkwalker A Tale of the Urban Shaman|Duncan Eagleson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389194013s/20491892.jpg|33301470] by [a:Duncan Eagleson|2896679|Duncan Eagleson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]; [b:Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl|17944655|Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl|Emily Pohl-Weary|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375060679s/17944655.jpg|25018491] by [a:Emily Pohl-Weary|320212|Emily Pohl-Weary|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1309178447p2/320212.jpg]; [b:Rover Red Charlie|22129121|Rover Red Charlie|Garth Ennis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400846669s/22129121.jpg|41475350] by [a:Garth Ennis|14965|Garth Ennis|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1242438038p2/14965.jpg]; [b:Work Done for Hire|18079621|Work Done for Hire|Joe Haldeman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372045640s/18079621.jpg|25386913] by[a:Joe Haldeman|12476|Joe Haldeman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1224736362p2/12476.jpg]; [b:Desert Tales: A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel|17416083|Desert Tales A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel|Melissa Marr|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369157024s/17416083.jpg|21549576] by [a:Melissa Marr|175855|Melissa Marr|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1192302741p2/175855.jpg]; and [b:The Incrementalists|17332271|The Incrementalists|Steven Brust|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1380339025s/17332271.jpg|19023220] by [a:Steven Brust|27704|Steven Brust|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1361579656p2/27704.jpg].
INTERLUDE #1
There was a cartoon on the final page of the "Books to Look For" segment, on page 43. I didn't understand it; and I still don't. It's a Trojan Horse cartoon, with the horse being a unicorn. A king and his daughter are at the gate, with the giant unicorn rolled to a stop behind them. The king says, "My daughter wants to bring it in." I don't understand what this cartoon is trying to tell me. As a result, I can't give it many stars. 1.5 stars - not bad
"Books" by James Sallis. 1 star - poor; did not like
I didn't care for this segment, as I found the writer's style and voice to be hard to understand. Perhaps I was just tired (it was past my bedtime), but it seemed like there was more commentary than talk about the two highlighted books. The two books? [b:The Land Across|17332287|The Land Across|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1379150855s/17332287.jpg|24035925] by [a:Gene Wolfe|23069|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207670073p2/23069.jpg] and [b:Cordwainer Smith, Lord of the Afternoon|17132853|Lord of the Afternoon|Pablo Capanna|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356198021s/17132853.jpg|2306475] by [a:Pablo Capanna|93005|Pablo Capanna|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1352835747p2/93005.jpg]. Both books seemed to be reviewed favorably, though, so that's two more for my TBR shelf.
"The Fisher Queen" by Alyssa Wong. 4 stars - very good; really liked
I really enjoyed this story; it was quite good. It had a haunting ending, which I thought was pretty great; it was very fitting. As this story was the reason I checked out this book, I was very pleased to have enjoyed it. It had mermaids in it! :-) But they weren't mermaids like I'd ever seen them before, they were
"White Curtain" by Pavel Amnuel, translated by Anatoly Belilovsky. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This was a science fiction story with an intriguing premise: some people in this world can
INTERLUDE #2
There was another cartoon on the final page of "White Curtain," on page 74. This one was set in a bar, and showed "Tom" looking in dismay at his new gargoyle friend, who was throwing up his drink. The caption read, "Tom buys his new friend a drink, unaware that gargoyles can't hold their liquor." Once again, the meaning of the joke was lost on me. :-( 1.5 stars - not bad
"Presidential Cryptotrivia" by Oliver Buckram. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This was a weird story. It was billed as an educational story by the editor's note that prefaced it: "Should fiction be educational? ...we feel confident that even our most learned and erudite readers will learn something new in this short and scholarly tale." After that introduction, I was expecting to read some obscurely trivial tidbits about our nation's presidents. However, the trivia was entirely fabricated, though this made the trivia even more entertaining. My favorites?
"Bartleby the Scavenger" by Katie Boyer. 3.5 stars - good
This was a dystopian story. I liked it, but the ending was not entirely satisfactory. I would have liked to have known
"Plumage from Pegasus: Nudge Not, Lest Ye Be Nudged" by Paul Di Filippo. 3 stars - above-average; liked
This story was somewhat confusing, as it used real names for some of the characters (e.g., Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis). I actually wasn't sure if it was true or not while and immediately after I was reading it. However, I just googled some of the other names (i.e., Brundage Seltzerson and Lance Mungroo) and learned that they were fictional characters who appeared only in this story. So it was fiction. But it was very plausible fiction. ;-)
"Rooksnight" by Marc Laidlaw. 4.5 stars - great!
This was a rather chilling little story; I loved it! I especially liked the fact that living gargoyles were the main characters. Living gargoyles. :-D Though I do wish we were told how
"The Memory Cage" by Tim Sullivan. 4 stars - very good; really liked
This apocalyptic/science fiction story nearly made me cry. Earth is in an apocalyptic state due to the
"Films: Imitations of Life" by David J. Skal. 3.5 stars - good
This section was for talk/reviews of two 2014 films: I, Frankenstein and Her. He panned the first and seemed to like the latter, I think. Either way, I would like to see both films for myself. I can remember seeing trailers for I, Frankenstein and wanting to see it. Skal's review made how I forgot about it understandable, but now I again really want to see it. ;-)
"The Shadow in the Corner" by Jonathan Andrew Sheen. 5 stars - outstanding!; amazing!
Now this story was chilling. I mean, talk about your nightmare-inducing stories! It made that earlier story that I described as "chilling" seem like a walk in the park. And this was written so very suspensefully! I was literally on tenterhooks until the end. After finishing it, I hoped I wouldn't have nightmares... It's been a day or so since I read it, and I'm pleased to report that I did not in fact have a nightmare about this story. (However, I did have a nightmare; it was a variation on my usual, though, which I have fairly regularly.)
INTERLUDE #3: "Coming Attractions."
I know this was a back issue, and the "coming attractions" are now back issues, too, but I think I'm going to request a subscription for my birthday. The next issue had stories that "feature superheroes and aliens, demons and dragons [!!!], and a whole lot more." I'm bummed that I missed it; I need to see if my library has the July/August 2014 issue. ;-)
"Containment Zone: A Seastead Story" by Naomi Kritzer. 3.5 stars - good
This was the fourth Seastead story. I liked it okay, but I think I would have liked it better had I either read the first three or not known it was fourth in a series. I have a feeling that my questions have been answered already in the earlier stories. Questions like:
"F&SF Competition #87: 'Fan Mail'" 3.5 stars - good
I have a feeling that this section would have been more entertaining if I had actually read the books the "fans" were writing about. But oh well... More books for my TBR! Yay!! The books under discussion were the A Song of Ice and Fire series by [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] (I have read one or two books in this series, but the letter didn't make sense to me so I need to reread them and/or read more); the Left Behind series by [a:Tim LaHaye|7625163|Tim LaHaye|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1419979912p2/7625163.jpg] and [a:Jerry B. Jenkins|15412|Jerry B. Jenkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1428529036p2/15412.jpg]; books by [a:Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]; [b:The Left Hand of Darkness|18423|The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4)|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388229638s/18423.jpg|817527] by [a:Ursula K. Le Guin|874602|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1244291425p2/874602.jpg]; [b:The Surrendered Wife|20430779|The Surrendered Wife|Laura Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388802358s/20430779.jpg|28037478] by [a:Laura Doyle|47557|Laura Doyle|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]; and [b:Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions|433567|Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions|Edwin A. Abbott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435435775s/433567.jpg|4243538] by [a:Edwin A. Abbott|3093075|Edwin A. Abbott|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1291869697p2/3093075.jpg].
INTERLUDE #4: "Fantasy & Science Fiction Market Place"
It was hard for me to tell if these ads were for real or not. This issue is a year old, so there's probably no way to find out, but I suspect they were for real. However, this one was laughable: "I have copies of The Roswell Journals of Meriwether Lewis: Are they a hoax? by C.I. Gilman and The Deeps by Danforth. Contact me." Uhm... How do we contact you?
"Curiosities: The Murder of the U.S.A., by Will F. Jenkins (1946)" by Bud Webster. 3.5 stars - good
This section was a book review about Jenkins's book. Originally published almost 70 years ago, it sounds like it's still a timely read. I don't think I will read it, though.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this issue of this magazine. Even though I didn't fall in love with most of the stories, it was still very enjoyable to read them all. I do so love to read short stories from varied authors. :-)
mangrii's review
4.0
Curioso e inquietante relato en un mundo donde las sirenas son carne vendible a altos precios. Alyssa te atrapa desde el comienzo, en una historia que va a más con un final un tanto ambiguo pero creo que satisfactorio. La búsqueda de la verdadera belleza interior, la violación o los actos que llevamos a cabo por creernos superiores son su temática principal. Más Alyssa Wong para mi, por favor.
saltandcedar's review
5.0
This is one of my favourite stories. I'm not one to re-read things much but I've read this story quite a few times, and probably will read it many times in the future.
caffeinatedbibliophile's review
4.0
Well, that was...uh...unique.
This was recommended to me by a friend on tumblr and I'm so glad I gave it a shot because I really liked it. I found it creepy and disturbing, but also satisfying. This is a twist on mermaids I've never seen before, so I enjoyed that, but it also kind of made me feel a bit ill to think about.
If you want something a bit strange and disconcerting, give this a read.
This was recommended to me by a friend on tumblr and I'm so glad I gave it a shot because I really liked it. I found it creepy and disturbing, but also satisfying. This is a twist on mermaids I've never seen before, so I enjoyed that, but it also kind of made me feel a bit ill to think about.
If you want something a bit strange and disconcerting, give this a read.
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