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laura_302's review
3.0
There was some really good stuff in this issue, and a couple of duds.
The Grocer's Wife - 4 stars
This story has a sci fi premise about the government stealing people's memories, but it stood out to me because of the poignant descriptions of the Tom, who is losing his mind, and Lynn, his loving wife who doesn't want to give up on him. If you've had a loved one with Alzheimer's, this story will hit home.
Bringing Them Back - 3 stars
Another story that plays on the emotions, there is really no action here but I thought it was well done.
In Equity - 3 stars
A near future, social SF story about a young orphan boy trying to get adopted. Interesting story.
Passion Summer - 3 stars
In this future vision, "passions" are available for purchase. You can have your brain manipulated to give you a passion for art or music or whatever you want. The main character goes to get his first passion, and chooses something unusual. Wolven did a good job of fleshing out the relationship between the main character and his mother.
Exceptional Forces - 3 stars
An assassin is sent to kill an astronomer before he can present his findings at a conference. The assassin is a pretty standard femme fatale, and there were no real surprises, but the story was fun to read.
The Monsters of 1928 - DNF
I just couldn't make myself care about Lovecraft or Cthulu. Sorry.
The Charge and the Storm - DNF
This story lost me early on, and it seemed like too much effort to go back and try to figure out what the hell was going on.
The Grocer's Wife - 4 stars
This story has a sci fi premise about the government stealing people's memories, but it stood out to me because of the poignant descriptions of the Tom, who is losing his mind, and Lynn, his loving wife who doesn't want to give up on him. If you've had a loved one with Alzheimer's, this story will hit home.
Bringing Them Back - 3 stars
Another story that plays on the emotions, there is really no action here but I thought it was well done.
In Equity - 3 stars
A near future, social SF story about a young orphan boy trying to get adopted. Interesting story.
Passion Summer - 3 stars
In this future vision, "passions" are available for purchase. You can have your brain manipulated to give you a passion for art or music or whatever you want. The main character goes to get his first passion, and chooses something unusual. Wolven did a good job of fleshing out the relationship between the main character and his mother.
Exceptional Forces - 3 stars
An assassin is sent to kill an astronomer before he can present his findings at a conference. The assassin is a pretty standard femme fatale, and there were no real surprises, but the story was fun to read.
The Monsters of 1928 - DNF
I just couldn't make myself care about Lovecraft or Cthulu. Sorry.
The Charge and the Storm - DNF
This story lost me early on, and it seemed like too much effort to go back and try to figure out what the hell was going on.
tarana's review
3.0
These were average stories. I particularly liked The Grocer's Wife (Michael Libling) and Exceptional Forces (Sean McMullen), both of which are short stories.
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