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A review by ladynigelia
Apex Magazine Issue 99 by Jason Sizemore, Amy H. Sturgis
4.0
Review of: "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience"
I listened to this story as read by LeVar Burton. There are some really wonderful perks about listening to the podcast - skilled reading from LeVar, and excellent sound design from the staff. There are a couple of downsides - when I'm not paying as close attention as I should be and there's a twist in the story I don't always understand. I originally listened to this a couple months ago, but when I came to write this review, I went back to listen to the end again. The twist is well crafted and definitely made me rethink the whole story (as a good twist should.)
I didn't even notice the second person narrative until other reviewers mentioned it because I'd read all of [a:N.K. Jemisin|2917917|N.K. Jemisin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1438215930p2/2917917.jpg]'s Broken Earth trilogy and it seemed normal to me.
Like others I was initially a bit hesitant about the setting - cultural appropriation is a tricky subject. But as we continued, I thought it was very thought provoking and raised a lot of good points.
I listened to this story as read by LeVar Burton. There are some really wonderful perks about listening to the podcast - skilled reading from LeVar, and excellent sound design from the staff. There are a couple of downsides - when I'm not paying as close attention as I should be and there's a twist in the story I don't always understand. I originally listened to this a couple months ago, but when I came to write this review, I went back to listen to the end again. The twist is well crafted and definitely made me rethink the whole story (as a good twist should.)
I didn't even notice the second person narrative until other reviewers mentioned it because I'd read all of [a:N.K. Jemisin|2917917|N.K. Jemisin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1438215930p2/2917917.jpg]'s Broken Earth trilogy and it seemed normal to me.
Like others I was initially a bit hesitant about the setting - cultural appropriation is a tricky subject. But as we continued, I thought it was very thought provoking and raised a lot of good points.