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theknightswhosaybook's review
I stumbled upon this on my quest to read everything of Catherynne M. Valente's I can get my hands on, and it is WEIRD. Every line is packed full of about twelve adjectives, eight swears, and five ways of combining those two things in ways you have never encountered before, all squashed together in nearly-unintelligible completely made up slang. It's GREAT.
Hard to slog through — you might be tempted to just let the endless flood of words wash over you without attempting to untangle what they mean — but if you pay attention, it's strange and funny and wobbly and good. You can read it for free on the Uncanny Magazine website.
Hard to slog through — you might be tempted to just let the endless flood of words wash over you without attempting to untangle what they mean — but if you pay attention, it's strange and funny and wobbly and good. You can read it for free on the Uncanny Magazine website.
hisham's review
5.0
This is a GREAT short story.
Told mostly from the point of view of Computron, a one off sentient robot built in the 1950's - and a huge fan of an Anime.
I love this story, and it's easy to see why it has been nominated for a Hugo award in the Short Story category.
It's got some very funny moments in it - especially when Computron discovers online fandom.
Definitely a story that fans of All Systems Red (Martha Wells) will dig.
Merged review:
This short story is kind of creepy throughout. The reader is addressed personally by the guide through a weird show of the most perculiar.
Written in a style that borders the line between lyrical and poetic at times, it is easy to see why this story has been nominated for the Hugo Award.
A very enjoyable story.
Told mostly from the point of view of Computron, a one off sentient robot built in the 1950's - and a huge fan of an Anime.
I love this story, and it's easy to see why it has been nominated for a Hugo award in the Short Story category.
It's got some very funny moments in it - especially when Computron discovers online fandom.
Definitely a story that fans of All Systems Red (Martha Wells) will dig.
Merged review:
This short story is kind of creepy throughout. The reader is addressed personally by the guide through a weird show of the most perculiar.
Written in a style that borders the line between lyrical and poetic at times, it is easy to see why this story has been nominated for the Hugo Award.
A very enjoyable story.
berryzkobold's review
5.0
I wheeze-cackled (the most lol a person can lol, really) for a solid 10 minutes thanks to the first sample of Computron's writing. This was lovely. I thoroughly enjoyed it and wish there was more. Absolutely worth a read.
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