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A review by wetherspoonsgf
Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
There is nothing Delany can't do. Cage of Brass is strangely beautiful and terrifying, The Star Pit turns pulp space mechanics to meditations on fatherhood, High Weir is an empathetic take on the horrors of space archaeology a la 2001's obelisk, and Time Considered As a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones is maybe my favourite crime story.
He covers all these semi-connected stories with genuinely beautiful writing and the collection ends with a real mindmelter in the vein of Fritz Lieber. Every single story explores far more than the sum of its parts with humour and the occasional gut punch which he seems to have done just to remind you that he can.
This guy's good, shoutout Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.
He covers all these semi-connected stories with genuinely beautiful writing and the collection ends with a real mindmelter in the vein of Fritz Lieber. Every single story explores far more than the sum of its parts with humour and the occasional gut punch which he seems to have done just to remind you that he can.
This guy's good, shoutout Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.