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A review by laurafigueiredo
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2014 by John Joseph Adams
4.0
There is a fact about magazines: you know you will like some of the stories, and you know you won't like some of the stories.
You're not buying the latest book of your favourite writer, you did not mean to read something which you knew in advance you'd probably like - in fact what you want is an effortless way to find some new favourite writers, and this way you only have to go through some other stories which you don't give a damn!
So what's the fair score for a magazine?
Not all the stories in this edition would be 4-stars imho but there are definetely a few which were ok to read and two which I loved and will have me looking for more of their authors. So I would say this is a success.
Btw the two stories I loved were "Francisca Montoya’s Almanac of Things That Can Kill You" by Shaenon K. Garrity and "The Only Death in the City" by C. J. Cherryh.
In case anyone cares.
You're not buying the latest book of your favourite writer, you did not mean to read something which you knew in advance you'd probably like - in fact what you want is an effortless way to find some new favourite writers, and this way you only have to go through some other stories which you don't give a damn!
So what's the fair score for a magazine?
Not all the stories in this edition would be 4-stars imho but there are definetely a few which were ok to read and two which I loved and will have me looking for more of their authors. So I would say this is a success.
Btw the two stories I loved were "Francisca Montoya’s Almanac of Things That Can Kill You" by Shaenon K. Garrity and "The Only Death in the City" by C. J. Cherryh.
In case anyone cares.