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So far only listened to three so far:-- Jonas and the Fox by Rich Larson - 2*A futuristic story where a distant family needs to be hidden for being against the current rulers.-- Left Behind by Cat Rambo - 2*A woman is hired to help set up a virtual reality for an old women whose adult children are making the decision to send her into VR. I listened on audio and I must of missed some details. I don't understand the secrecy to the children's motivation, I don't understand the imaginary friend. I d...
A Strong Collection of short Stories. Joe Abercrombie's contribution was particularly good. I'll be looking out for more of his work.
Mostly good stuff in this issue. Nothing really brilliant, but "A Heap of Broken Images" by Sunny Moraine was ambiguous and haunting. I liked "Left Behind" by Cat Rambo as well. Rich Larson's "Jonas and the Fox" was probably my favorite, though I called the ending.
*** Left Behind - Cat RamboThe assignment: to convince an elderly woman to agree to enter a carefully-constructed virtual reality, leaving 'real life' behind. Shi, our protagonist, is a professional, and truly believes that this is the best course of action. But the woman seems reluctant; is being pressured by her relatives... and the fact that a lot is riding on this decision complicates the ethics of the matter as well.
2.5I am not going to review this because most of the story were pretty meh or I DNFd them. I usually really like Clarkesworld but this month issue was pretty disappointing...
Ich werde mir jetzt mal öfter dieses Magazin als Druckausgabe bestellen: sieht gut aus,der Preis ist für den Inhalt moderat (um die 7€ bei Amazon, leider nicht im regulären Buchhandel erhältlich) und die Stories sind im Schnitt wirklich gut - auch wenn natürlich immer mal auch uninteressante dabei sind.Das folgende ist nur als Gedächtnishilfe für mich gedacht, daher Spoilergefahr:Cat Rambo - Left behind ** 1/2Der Geist ausgewählter alter Menschen wird in Generationsschiffe übertragen. Eine hierm...
Really, didn't love this issue. I was listening on audio for the majority of them, so perhaps I can scoff it up to that. Jonas, Left Behind, A Heap of Broken Images, and I guess Breathe were the only things worth reading. The rest I had to stop reading/listening to/it came in one ear and left through the other. Sagacity was so full of itself. Away From Home got lost in translation. Tough Times was too chaotic and busy. 7/10.
In ascending order:“Away from Home” by Luo Longxiang, translated by Nick StemberI think this story was the one that enthused me to read this issue and it was definitely the weakest, just didn't seem cohesive.“Breathe” by Cassandra KhawShort alien underwater scene, a little surreal, but interesting.“The Universal Museum of Sagacity” by Robert ReedAges since I read Reed - this short story felt like a tracking down of a mysterious figure from the past.“A Heap of Broken Images” by Sunny MorainePhilo...
Somehow Rich Larson reached the 'will read anything by him" status in my to-read list pretty quickly. Jonas and The Fox isn't what I expected at all and is all the better for it. Read it here: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/larso... Haven't read the whole issue yet (and I probably won't read it whole in any case), but with Robert Reed and Joe Abercrombie in it, it looks very good already.
