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Monthly Archives: June 2014
2014 Hugo Awards: Short Story
Wow. These were all excellent. “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” by Rachel Swirsky “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt “Selkie Stories Are for … Continue reading
2014 Hugo Awards: Three parts dead by Max Gladstone
Three parts dead by Max Gladstone Started 2014-06-09 / Finished: 2014-06-12 / 4.5 stars 2014-06-10: Really digging this one so far. It’s humorous and offbeat and generally likable. Debating on whether to table it and push on to the next book. 2014-06-12: … Continue reading
2014 Hugo Awards: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Started on 2014-06-07. 2014-06-09: I’m in chapter 5 and likely to abandon it and move on after this chapter. It’s good, but written in a very florid and verbose style. It suits the … Continue reading
2014 Hugo Awards: Nexus by Ramez Naam
Nexus by Ramez Naam Started 2014-06-03 / Finished 2014-06-06 2014-06-03: Really enjoying this one so far though I don’t think the tech will get that far by 2040. Also disagree with the way the Feds are portrayed. I see that as wishful … Continue reading
2014 Hugo Awards: Three Short Stories by Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Three short stories by Benjanun Sriduangkaew Started 2014-06-02 / Finished 2014-06-03 The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly Too odd for me. Interesting, but very strange. I was half-way or more through the story before anything at all made sense. Fade … Continue reading