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bookaneer's review
3.0
Rating and review for the following stories only:
"Stone Wall Truth", Caroline M. Yoachim ****
My second Yoachim's work and I really liked it! Told from the POV of a magical surgeon/executioner, it delved into one's perception about judgment of the so-called guilty: who should do it, if at all.
"You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You", Maria Dahvana Headley ***
A strange tale about a failed magician who liked to pick up strange women at the bar, I am not certain if I liked it or not. Maybe I don't.
"Harry and Marlowe and the Secret of Ahomana", Carrie Vaughn ***
Set during the Victorian era, a Princess of Wales and her pilot beau went down with their airship and found the technologically advanced Wakan...I mean, Ahomana. Entertaining enough at the start, with predictable ending.
"Stone Wall Truth", Caroline M. Yoachim ****
My second Yoachim's work and I really liked it! Told from the POV of a magical surgeon/executioner, it delved into one's perception about judgment of the so-called guilty: who should do it, if at all.
"You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You", Maria Dahvana Headley ***
A strange tale about a failed magician who liked to pick up strange women at the bar, I am not certain if I liked it or not. Maybe I don't.
"Harry and Marlowe and the Secret of Ahomana", Carrie Vaughn ***
Set during the Victorian era, a Princess of Wales and her pilot beau went down with their airship and found the technologically advanced Wakan...I mean, Ahomana. Entertaining enough at the start, with predictable ending.
cathepsut's review
Review for TRAVELLING INTO NOTHING, AN OWOMOYELA, ~18 p., ★★★¼☆
She was offered the comfort of a drug-induced apathy. She refused.
A story about a second chance. With a catch? More of an exploration of self than of space. A conscious and curious ship. A neural interface. Awareness, revelation and acceptance. Resolution and an open end—not a fan of those.
I can‘t decide if I liked this story or not. I definitely disliked the main character. There was unexplained backstory, that I would have preferred to explore more.
More by the author: http://an.owomoyela.net/fiction
She was offered the comfort of a drug-induced apathy. She refused.
A story about a second chance. With a catch? More of an exploration of self than of space. A conscious and curious ship. A neural interface. Awareness, revelation and acceptance. Resolution and an open end—not a fan of those.
I can‘t decide if I liked this story or not. I definitely disliked the main character. There was unexplained backstory, that I would have preferred to explore more.
More by the author: http://an.owomoyela.net/fiction
mikewhiteman's review
Her Monster, Whom She Loved - Vylar Kaftan ***
Harry And Marlowe And The Secret Of Ahomana - Carrie Vaughn ***
The Last To Matter - Adam-Troy Castro **
How To Become A Robot In 12 Easy Steps - Merc Fenn Wolfmoor ****
The Explainer - Ken Liu ***
Hard Mary - Sofia Samatar ****
NPC - Charles Yu ***
Stone Wall Truth - Caroline M Yoachim ****
Travelling Into Nothing - An Owomoyela ***
Frontier ABCs: The Life And Times Of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher - Seanan MacGuire ***
They Go Bump - David Barr Kirtley ***
Abandonware - Genevieve Valentine ****
Jump - Cadwell Turnbull ****
The Coin Of Heart's Desire - Yoon Ha Lee ***
You Pretend Like You Never Met Me And I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You - Maria Dahvana Headley ****
Conspicuous Plumage - Sam J Miller *****
A Brief Guide To The Seeking Of Ghosts - Kat Howard ***
Elena's Egg - Theodora Goss ***
The Super Ultra Duchess Of Fedora Forest - Charlie Jane Anders *
The Girl With The Sun In Her Head - Jeremiah Tolbert ***
Harry And Marlowe And The Secret Of Ahomana - Carrie Vaughn ***
The Last To Matter - Adam-Troy Castro **
How To Become A Robot In 12 Easy Steps - Merc Fenn Wolfmoor ****
The Explainer - Ken Liu ***
Hard Mary - Sofia Samatar ****
NPC - Charles Yu ***
Stone Wall Truth - Caroline M Yoachim ****
Travelling Into Nothing - An Owomoyela ***
Frontier ABCs: The Life And Times Of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher - Seanan MacGuire ***
They Go Bump - David Barr Kirtley ***
Abandonware - Genevieve Valentine ****
Jump - Cadwell Turnbull ****
The Coin Of Heart's Desire - Yoon Ha Lee ***
You Pretend Like You Never Met Me And I'll Pretend Like I Never Met You - Maria Dahvana Headley ****
Conspicuous Plumage - Sam J Miller *****
A Brief Guide To The Seeking Of Ghosts - Kat Howard ***
Elena's Egg - Theodora Goss ***
The Super Ultra Duchess Of Fedora Forest - Charlie Jane Anders *
The Girl With The Sun In Her Head - Jeremiah Tolbert ***
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