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A review by omantienlukija
Uncanny Magazine Issue 39: March/April 2021 by Chimedum Ohaegbu, Elsa Sjunneson, Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas
4.0
Another issue of Uncanny from last year! This one felt more uneven and there were couple short stories I really didn't enjoy, but the esseys were really good this time. Short reviews of most of the contents below.
FICTION
The Sin of America by Catherine M. Valente: Violent and revolting. Left me really anxious and bit nauseated. 1,5/5
The Perils of a Hologram Heart by Domenica Phetteplace: An almost complete life story in just few pages. Light and intriguing. 4/5
Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Joachim: Quite poetic and very touching story about growth, finding yourself, immortal life and art. Joachim was also interviewed in this issue and the interview made me want to reread this story. 4,5/5
The Book of the Kraken by Carrie Vaughn: A small compelling story about an encounter with a young lady and her kraken. Really liked the POV character. 4,5/5
Eighteen Days of Barbareek by Rati Mehrotha: I don't really care for this type of war stories. Also my lack of knowledge of the mythology this seemed to be build on didn't help (a flaw of mine, not the storys). 2/5
Where Olen Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinker: A brilliant and unique way of telling the story. I liked having so many levels of tile in the story and how it's never revealed to the reader how much of a super natural element there actually is. 4,5/5
They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alanya Dawn Johnson: Very intriguing world. I really liked the MCs. I liked that the true form and intentions of the Glassmen was left untold. 4/5
ESSEYS
Deadly Frocks and Other Tales of Murder Clothes by Tansy Rayner Roberts: Very interesting, learned a lot of new. 4/5
Seduced by the Ruler's Gaze by Did Jain: A striking essey about a book series I know nothing about. It really hit me hard and made me quite emotional. 5/5
Protector of Small Steps by Marieke Nijkamp: So kind and touching. Made me think of someone else who has long covid. 4/5
Please Be Kind to the Singularity by Jay Edidin: Quite interesting but was really left in the shadow of the other esseys in this issue. 3/5
POEMS
None of the poems truly clicked with me this time.
FICTION
The Sin of America by Catherine M. Valente: Violent and revolting. Left me really anxious and bit nauseated. 1,5/5
The Perils of a Hologram Heart by Domenica Phetteplace: An almost complete life story in just few pages. Light and intriguing. 4/5
Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Joachim: Quite poetic and very touching story about growth, finding yourself, immortal life and art. Joachim was also interviewed in this issue and the interview made me want to reread this story. 4,5/5
The Book of the Kraken by Carrie Vaughn: A small compelling story about an encounter with a young lady and her kraken. Really liked the POV character. 4,5/5
Eighteen Days of Barbareek by Rati Mehrotha: I don't really care for this type of war stories. Also my lack of knowledge of the mythology this seemed to be build on didn't help (a flaw of mine, not the storys). 2/5
Where Olen Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinker: A brilliant and unique way of telling the story. I liked having so many levels of tile in the story and how it's never revealed to the reader how much of a super natural element there actually is. 4,5/5
They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alanya Dawn Johnson: Very intriguing world. I really liked the MCs. I liked that the true form and intentions of the Glassmen was left untold. 4/5
ESSEYS
Deadly Frocks and Other Tales of Murder Clothes by Tansy Rayner Roberts: Very interesting, learned a lot of new. 4/5
Seduced by the Ruler's Gaze by Did Jain: A striking essey about a book series I know nothing about. It really hit me hard and made me quite emotional. 5/5
Protector of Small Steps by Marieke Nijkamp: So kind and touching. Made me think of someone else who has long covid. 4/5
Please Be Kind to the Singularity by Jay Edidin: Quite interesting but was really left in the shadow of the other esseys in this issue. 3/5
POEMS
None of the poems truly clicked with me this time.