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A review by latas
Forward: Stories of Tomorrow by Blake Crouch
3.0
Collection of sci fi stories. All were highly imaginative, but they didn't keep me engaged as I had expected.
ARK- by Veronica Roth- 2*. Samantha and a group of survivors are tasked with cataloging flower samples before evacuating from the earth. I didn't care for the characters or the looming meteor strike. There must have been something deep when she contacts the eminent botanist and discusses orchids, but it was lost on me.
SUMMER FROST by Blake Crouch - 4* - This was twisted, scary and touching.
A game developer obsessively works on humanizing a game character the cost of his personal life.
There was a Hindi movie Ra.One where a game character comes to life. We had laughed at the absurdity.
But when Blake Crouch writes it, it seems plausible.
EMERGENCY SKIN by N. K. Jemisin 2*-ET return to their ancestral home, the Earth, to gather samples and are in for some unexpected finding. I didn't like the narration style. It was difficult to follow.
YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION, by Amor Towles 3* - One of the oft-repeated tropes in sci-fi, genetic engineering, but with a twist. I found it average.
THE LAST CONVERSATION 2 * by Paul Tremblay - Story around false memories. The plot was good enough but the narration in 2nd person spoiled the story.
RANDOMIZE, by Andy Weir 4 * - This was the best of the lot. Surprisingly this was not sci-fi, though it was highly technical (only Andy Weir can make quantum numbers sound so fascinating) where a Geek cons a casino owner.
ARK- by Veronica Roth- 2*. Samantha and a group of survivors are tasked with cataloging flower samples before evacuating from the earth. I didn't care for the characters or the looming meteor strike. There must have been something deep when she contacts the eminent botanist and discusses orchids, but it was lost on me.
SUMMER FROST by Blake Crouch - 4* - This was twisted, scary and touching.
A game developer obsessively works on humanizing a game character the cost of his personal life.
There was a Hindi movie Ra.One where a game character comes to life. We had laughed at the absurdity.
But when Blake Crouch writes it, it seems plausible.
EMERGENCY SKIN by N. K. Jemisin 2*-ET return to their ancestral home, the Earth, to gather samples and are in for some unexpected finding. I didn't like the narration style. It was difficult to follow.
YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION, by Amor Towles 3* - One of the oft-repeated tropes in sci-fi, genetic engineering, but with a twist. I found it average.
THE LAST CONVERSATION 2 * by Paul Tremblay - Story around false memories. The plot was good enough but the narration in 2nd person spoiled the story.
RANDOMIZE, by Andy Weir 4 * - This was the best of the lot. Surprisingly this was not sci-fi, though it was highly technical (only Andy Weir can make quantum numbers sound so fascinating) where a Geek cons a casino owner.