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stephxsu's review against another edition
3.0
Bizarrely brilliant. The relationship between wasps, bees, and humans in this story represents relationships that different countries and groups of people have had with one another over the course of the past several hundred years of history, i.e. colonization, imperialism, Orientalism, first-world exploitation of third-world countries, etc. The ending is a bit strange or obtuse, so you can read into it what you will; I think I was just left scratching my head.
ninj's review against another edition
4.0
Anthropomorphic tale of wasps and bees and governance and organisation. I really liked this look into their world!
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Anthropomorphic tale of wasps and bees and governance and organisation. I really liked this look into their world!
Merged review:
Anthropomorphic tale of wasps and bees and governance and organisation. I really liked this look into their world!
joelevard's review against another edition
3.0
charbel14's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best short stories that I've read in a while. What I loved most about is that it's a statement presented in a clever way. I can't think of any type of reader who wouldn't enjoy this wonderful, beautifully written, tale.
gettyhesse's review against another edition
4.0
Fiction
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu: 9/10
"Matchmaker" by Erin M. Hartshorn: 4/10
Non-Fiction
"Linguistics for the World-Builder" by Brit Mandelo: 8/10
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu: 9/10
"Matchmaker" by Erin M. Hartshorn: 4/10
Non-Fiction
"Linguistics for the World-Builder" by Brit Mandelo: 8/10
thirstkirst's review against another edition
4.0
This was definitely different from other short stories I have read.
This narrative follows wasps and bees as they battle for power. A human makes a guest appearance once or twice, but the insects are the stars.
I really enjoyed the details and descriptions. It is fascinating when you realize you were made to feel sympathy for a group of buzzing creatures with pointy needles attached to them.
The parallels between the bees/wasps and humanity are also fun (but not so fun if you really think about it. Quite sad and scary, actually).
Very unique read. I recommend it if you don't mind something a little different from the norm.
Here is the link where I read the story: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/yu_04_11/
This narrative follows wasps and bees as they battle for power. A human makes a guest appearance once or twice, but the insects are the stars.
I really enjoyed the details and descriptions. It is fascinating when you realize you were made to feel sympathy for a group of buzzing creatures with pointy needles attached to them.
The parallels between the bees/wasps and humanity are also fun (but not so fun if you really think about it. Quite sad and scary, actually).
Very unique read. I recommend it if you don't mind something a little different from the norm.
Here is the link where I read the story: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/yu_04_11/
evamaren's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely, well-written short story about wasps and bees who can speak and write. There may be a political message embedded that I don't agree with, but I wasn't hit over the head with that message and felt that the author left space for me to have my own thoughts and interpretations. Very interesting read that's short but memorable.
macthekat's review against another edition
5.0
Great story! I love the analogy of it. It is playful and sad and brutal, and liberating and cool!
adrianwelsh's review
3.0
My rating: 2.5 stars
I found this short story by searching past Hugo Award finalists. Because it mentioned the word “Cartographer”, I had to read it! I guess it was a little too detailed and ‘advanced’ for me to fully understand and enjoy.
I found this short story by searching past Hugo Award finalists. Because it mentioned the word “Cartographer”, I had to read it! I guess it was a little too detailed and ‘advanced’ for me to fully understand and enjoy.