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ambrose_7's review
4.0
Just a really beautiful short story about a sort of apocalyptic world where a meteor shower came dispensing millions of seeds around the globe that hatched all sorts of alien plants and how the earth changed over the years because of it. You follow the life of LT a gay man who eventually becomes a scientist helping to solve the mystery of all the seeds. He has family struggles, but he can overcome them and find his place in life. I don't get the title or end of this one, but I had a good time with it regardless. I love plants and I love all the pictures that Gregory painted throughout the story.
lithoerary_atria's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I LOVE FAMILY SAGAS. I LOVE FAMILY SAGAS SO MUCH YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. *sounds of persistent sobbing as i walk away and then lie down face first into the soil*
marilynw's review
4.0
Short story: Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory, cover art by Keith Negley
Nine Last Days on Planet Earth gave me a lot to think about as we start the story in a day in the life of ten year old LT. Earth is experiencing a massive meteor storm, the earth being bombarded with countless hard shelled objects that crack on impact, releasing seeds, plant seeds. Over eight more days in the long life of LT, we see how this meteor storm changes everything on the planet and how the planet changes to deal with the introduction of new life forms. The story makes clear how short our time is on this earth, how these changes will keep happening and have always happened, before we were here and long after we are gone. And what I also got from this story were the changes in LT, from an innocent, curious ten year old, to a very angry, but still curious man, to a man close to his personal end, at peace, knowing he's fostered that curiosity in what is happening, to those who have come after him. LT, humans, may not be here for the end of the story, we aren't even a very big part of the story.
I love the cover art for this story!
https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on-planet-earth-daryl-gregory/
Published September 19th 2018
Nine Last Days on Planet Earth gave me a lot to think about as we start the story in a day in the life of ten year old LT. Earth is experiencing a massive meteor storm, the earth being bombarded with countless hard shelled objects that crack on impact, releasing seeds, plant seeds. Over eight more days in the long life of LT, we see how this meteor storm changes everything on the planet and how the planet changes to deal with the introduction of new life forms. The story makes clear how short our time is on this earth, how these changes will keep happening and have always happened, before we were here and long after we are gone. And what I also got from this story were the changes in LT, from an innocent, curious ten year old, to a very angry, but still curious man, to a man close to his personal end, at peace, knowing he's fostered that curiosity in what is happening, to those who have come after him. LT, humans, may not be here for the end of the story, we aren't even a very big part of the story.
I love the cover art for this story!
https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on-planet-earth-daryl-gregory/
Published September 19th 2018
neilsb's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
lelex's review
5.0
Oh this was one of the most beautiful things I've read in a long time. An absolutely fascinating concept too. I loved the linear timeline. Also it's available for free online!!
"She didn’t have to prompt LT to smile."
“The question is, why all this needless beauty? What’s it all for?”
“I don’t know, but you’re beautiful,” Doran said, and then—"
"He looked at Christina in Doran’s arms and thought, I’m going to know you for the rest of my life."
"Words were not required. Sometimes the only way you could tell someone you loved them was to show them something beautiful. Sometimes, he thought, you have to send it from very far away."
"She didn’t have to prompt LT to smile."
“The question is, why all this needless beauty? What’s it all for?”
“I don’t know, but you’re beautiful,” Doran said, and then—"
"He looked at Christina in Doran’s arms and thought, I’m going to know you for the rest of my life."
"Words were not required. Sometimes the only way you could tell someone you loved them was to show them something beautiful. Sometimes, he thought, you have to send it from very far away."
titusfortner's review
3.0
This is a good story, not a great novelette. It is broken up into several pieces with time jumps. The premise is interesting, but the story falls a little flat for me, partly because the time jumps make it a little challenging to follow emotionally for me. 3.5 stars.
zoes_human's review
5.0
What happens when an invasive species strikes the whole planet at the same time? This short story follows a child into adulthood and through to his final days as a slow alien invasion comes in a form we weren't expecting.
You can read this for free at https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on-planet-earth-daryl-gregory/
You can read this for free at https://www.tor.com/2018/09/19/nine-last-days-on-planet-earth-daryl-gregory/