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cj_jones's review against another edition
4.0
This anthology made me nostalgic for 'the good old days, back when punk was real punk!' But it also made me want to act. As befits their inspiration, the stories are short and punchy--sometimes surprisingly short. I bought it for Dawn Vogel's contribution, but was really impressed by the quality of workmanship all the way through.
a_bailey's review against another edition
3.0
This anthology explores punk rock culture in various futures. There are a number of great authors and great stories in here. Futures tend towards a variety of gritty dystopias. Overall, the stories are mostly pretty short, just like the punk songs the authors revere. As usual I enjoyed some more than others.
I personally enjoyed “A Song Transmuted” by Sarah Pinkser and “Dance of the Tinboot Fairy” by Charles Payseur the most. “A Song Transmuted” is a very intimate story about a musician that uses technology to create a new musical instrument. Sarah does a great job making you feel for the character and makes you think about how music may change in the future. She is probably the only writer I’ve read that can convey what it’s like to be a musician.
“Dance of the Tinboot Fairy” is a hallucinatory story about teen rebellion during what seems to be a civil war. What really stuck out to me was the feel of it. Reading it was like if Ray Bradbury wrote rebellious queer SF. I can imagine this story being a part of Martian Chronicles. It has a very interesting retro vibe to it that I don’t see very often.
One of the things I really enjoyed about both of these stories is that they didn’t go out of the way to name drop punk bands, and they didn’t feel forced. I did feel that way about a few of the others, but even with that small complaint, I thought all the stories were of a decent quality. Buy this book if you like music in your SF, like apocalyptic fiction, feel the need for some rebellion.
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I personally enjoyed “A Song Transmuted” by Sarah Pinkser and “Dance of the Tinboot Fairy” by Charles Payseur the most. “A Song Transmuted” is a very intimate story about a musician that uses technology to create a new musical instrument. Sarah does a great job making you feel for the character and makes you think about how music may change in the future. She is probably the only writer I’ve read that can convey what it’s like to be a musician.
“Dance of the Tinboot Fairy” is a hallucinatory story about teen rebellion during what seems to be a civil war. What really stuck out to me was the feel of it. Reading it was like if Ray Bradbury wrote rebellious queer SF. I can imagine this story being a part of Martian Chronicles. It has a very interesting retro vibe to it that I don’t see very often.
One of the things I really enjoyed about both of these stories is that they didn’t go out of the way to name drop punk bands, and they didn’t feel forced. I did feel that way about a few of the others, but even with that small complaint, I thought all the stories were of a decent quality. Buy this book if you like music in your SF, like apocalyptic fiction, feel the need for some rebellion.
For more reviews like this check out our podcast at https://itgodp.libsyn.com/
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