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megzxo's review
5.0
this is such a good one. honestly. read it. listen to it. do whatever. but enjoy!
kaatiba's review
5.0
You ever like a story so much you want to eat it? That's me, about this. Literally I would like to print it out and plaster the pages directly onto my body, its so Great and Good.
wbdallas's review
5.0
Just finished reading Jackalope Wives. Wow, I haven't enjoyed a short story this much in quite a long time. As Raveneye mentioned, I really liked the shift in narration between the sections, how it kind of zooms in like a camera in the third section. Some of the language reminds me of Cormac McCarthy, and some of it is deeply poetic and beautiful even. The idea itself is very strong, but the way the story is told is even more so. I loved the actions and reactions of the characters. I can definitely feel a love (if that's the right word -- appreciation) of nature, of plants, the moon, etc when reading this story too, which I thought was nice to hear, as we often take these things for granted.
chirson's review
4.0
June was my pride reading month and I think July will be my "shorts I've been bookmarking forever" reading month. I'm not sure I'll have the patience for individual reviews.
That said, I loved the imagery, the style and the theme of justice here. This was a very good story.
That said, I loved the imagery, the style and the theme of justice here. This was a very good story.
settingshadow's review
5.0
This is a beautiful nugget of a story. It captures the setting of the southwestern desert beautifully and mixes it with what feels like such a traditional faerie tale in a truly unique way. I'd never heard of Ursula Vernon before, but I'll seek her out in the future.
nobodyatall's review
5.0
This story is beautiful and well worth reading. No wonder it has won so many accolades.
I felt thoroughly uplifted by it and found myself grinning happily all the way through. Beautiful and wonderfully original.
I read it here: http://www.apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/
And also listened to a very well delivered audio version here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/apexmagazinepodcast/apex07.mp3
I felt thoroughly uplifted by it and found myself grinning happily all the way through. Beautiful and wonderfully original.
I read it here: http://www.apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/
And also listened to a very well delivered audio version here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/apexmagazinepodcast/apex07.mp3
scamp1234's review
3.0
Result Vernon's story was good, but the other new story from Gene O'neil and the Pat Cadigan reprint was just ok for Sigrid Ellison debut as the new editor.