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A review by octavia_cade
The Chains That You Refuse by Elizabeth Bear
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
I have to admit that it took me a while to get into this. Some of the opening stories didn't grab my attention all that much, but as the collection went on there were a number of stories that I really did enjoy - particularly "One-Eyed Jack and the Suicide King", "And the Deep Blue Sea," "This Tragic Glass", and "Follow Me Light".
I was quite surprised to note that a number of stories here were set in or around Las Vegas. I've read some of Bear's work before - albeit many years back - and I always had the impression of her as someone who wrote further north, if that makes sense. I can't say I've ever been to Vegas but the stories that were set there did strike me as being more interesting than those that weren't... they tended to have a little more of a contemporary feel to them, I think, so that may be why I liked them more.
I was quite surprised to note that a number of stories here were set in or around Las Vegas. I've read some of Bear's work before - albeit many years back - and I always had the impression of her as someone who wrote further north, if that makes sense. I can't say I've ever been to Vegas but the stories that were set there did strike me as being more interesting than those that weren't... they tended to have a little more of a contemporary feel to them, I think, so that may be why I liked them more.