Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Artificial Man and Other Stories by Brad Ricca, Clare Winger Harris

1 review

heatherjones's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I am glad the work of Clare Winger Harris is collected and available, for history-of-the-genre reasons, but I was so uncomfortable with the carelessness with which she regards the fates of two cats in two different stories, and exponentially more uncomfortable with the story about the ascension of intelligent apes as a metaphor for the experiences of Black Americans, that I'd never read this book on purpose for pleasure again.  This is an excellent book for people who are interested in the history of the genre, but also, ick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism