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A review by afreen7
Uncanny Magazine Issue 47: July/August 2022 by Juliet Kemp, Radha Kai Zan, Jordan Taylor, Sarah Grey, Gay Haldeman, John Chu, Marie Brennan, AnaMaria Curtis, K.S. Walker, Tochi Onyebuchi, Meg Elison, Michael Damian Thomas, Jim C. Hines, Brandon O'Brien, Jeannette Ng, Millie Ho, Lynne M. Thomas, Sonya Taaffe, Keidra Chaney
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3.5/5
MORE FICTION
Family Cooking by AnaMaria Curtis - 4/5 (that ending! i don't know if its supposed to be redemptive or ominous)
Fate, Hope, Friendship, Foe by Marie Brennan - 3/5 (nice modern mythological story but the ending was too abrupt compared to the long built-up)
Blessed Are the Healers by K.S. Walker - 3.5/5
At the Lighthouse Out by the Othersea by Juliet Kemp - 3/5 ( this just wasn't for me, unfortunately)
If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You by John Chu - 3/5
The Hurt Pattern by Tochi Onyebuchi - 4/5
Bramblewilde by Jordan Taylor - 4/5
To Hunger, As with Perfect Faith by Radha Kai Zan - 2/5 (the story doesn't make much sense and I don't know what the point of it was besides gratuitous fornication between immoral beings)
POETRY
I liked the poetry in this edition but nothing really stood out for me personally
EDITORIALS
The Pregnant Body Problem by Meg Elison - 5/5
"No body that can carry a child and give birth is free. Until the right to privacy is secured, codified, enshrined, and acknowledged by every government around the world, no body is free. No body is safe."
"The pregnant body is simultaneously the most valuable and the most vulnerable one in our society. The pregnant body has the absolute inalienable right to own and to defend itself, within and without.
ESSAYS
Finding My Way Back to Solitary Fandom by Keidra Chaney - 4/5
This essay talks about the writer coming to terms with something I understood a long long time ago. Being an introvert means you didn't really have anyone to share your latest pop culture obsession with. So I already knew how to enjoy my slice of the fandom alone. You don't always need to consume the latest fad when everyone else is doing it. Or share your opinion asap. It's ok to watch that show, listen to that artist, see that movie way later than when it's popular. It's not the end of the world. There are lots of fandoms where being online isn't the mainstream of dialogue.
Wonderful Things I’ve Seen in Science Fiction Fandom by Gay Haldeman - 5/5
Such a well-lived life!
In Defense of the To Be Read Pile by Jim C. Hines - 5/5
"I purr every time someone compliments me on the rows of books spread out behind me. Those bright, broad bookshelves are like a peacock’s tail, and my ego swells whenever I get the chance to show them off.
And then someone asks the dreaded question: “Have you read them all?”
This is so me!
"That’s a hard no. There are simply too many books and too few years in the human lifespan. To make matters worse, authors keep writing more books I want to read."
Also this [regarding Marie Kondo's view on books] "I’m not here for Kondo-bashing. But I disagree with the implication that a book’s sole value and purpose is to be read."
I wish I could quote this entire essay, that's how relatable it was to me!
She Is Sword, and She Is Sorcery: Womanhood in The Witcher and The Wheel of Time by Jeannette Ng - 4/5
MORE FICTION
Family Cooking by AnaMaria Curtis - 4/5 (that ending! i don't know if its supposed to be redemptive or ominous)
Fate, Hope, Friendship, Foe by Marie Brennan - 3/5 (nice modern mythological story but the ending was too abrupt compared to the long built-up)
Blessed Are the Healers by K.S. Walker - 3.5/5
At the Lighthouse Out by the Othersea by Juliet Kemp - 3/5 ( this just wasn't for me, unfortunately)
If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You by John Chu - 3/5
The Hurt Pattern by Tochi Onyebuchi - 4/5
Bramblewilde by Jordan Taylor - 4/5
To Hunger, As with Perfect Faith by Radha Kai Zan - 2/5 (the story doesn't make much sense and I don't know what the point of it was besides gratuitous fornication between immoral beings)
POETRY
I liked the poetry in this edition but nothing really stood out for me personally
EDITORIALS
The Pregnant Body Problem by Meg Elison - 5/5
"No body that can carry a child and give birth is free. Until the right to privacy is secured, codified, enshrined, and acknowledged by every government around the world, no body is free. No body is safe."
"The pregnant body is simultaneously the most valuable and the most vulnerable one in our society. The pregnant body has the absolute inalienable right to own and to defend itself, within and without.
ESSAYS
Finding My Way Back to Solitary Fandom by Keidra Chaney - 4/5
This essay talks about the writer coming to terms with something I understood a long long time ago. Being an introvert means you didn't really have anyone to share your latest pop culture obsession with. So I already knew how to enjoy my slice of the fandom alone. You don't always need to consume the latest fad when everyone else is doing it. Or share your opinion asap. It's ok to watch that show, listen to that artist, see that movie way later than when it's popular. It's not the end of the world. There are lots of fandoms where being online isn't the mainstream of dialogue.
Wonderful Things I’ve Seen in Science Fiction Fandom by Gay Haldeman - 5/5
Such a well-lived life!
In Defense of the To Be Read Pile by Jim C. Hines - 5/5
"I purr every time someone compliments me on the rows of books spread out behind me. Those bright, broad bookshelves are like a peacock’s tail, and my ego swells whenever I get the chance to show them off.
And then someone asks the dreaded question: “Have you read them all?”
This is so me!
"That’s a hard no. There are simply too many books and too few years in the human lifespan. To make matters worse, authors keep writing more books I want to read."
Also this [regarding Marie Kondo's view on books] "I’m not here for Kondo-bashing. But I disagree with the implication that a book’s sole value and purpose is to be read."
I wish I could quote this entire essay, that's how relatable it was to me!
She Is Sword, and She Is Sorcery: Womanhood in The Witcher and The Wheel of Time by Jeannette Ng - 4/5