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A review by suncani
Uncanny Magazine Issue 10: May/June 2016 by Julia Rios, Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas, Michi Trota
4.0
A really great all round issue. I might be slightly biased in saying so though as some of my favourite writers were all in this issue.
The standouts for me were Kat Howard's "The Sound of Sea and Salt" and "You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay" by Alyssa Wong.
Both were quirky stories which were solidly written. As always Howard does a brilliant job of evoking fairy tales and myths while still retaining some contemporary elements. You'll Surely Drown here made me actually like a Western set story as well.
"The Blood that Pulses in the Veins of One" by JY Yang is a strange one. The writing is brilliant, but the story itself is so strange, that I don't know that I like it particularly, I would definitely recommend it though as it does make you think, if only to go, why?
I liked Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands by Seanan McGuire and for someone who sometimes is left a bit cold by McGuire's writing, I think that speaks to the strength of the idea at the heart of this short.
The essay section however is a bit more split. Two I loved, the other two were on a subject I didn't have much interest in. Having never seen Labyrinth, the two essays on the Goblin King went over my head a bit, but have made me a bit more curious about the film. Foz Meadows continues the discussion currently being held about diversity and how it doesn't just mean more white women as well as highlighting the tension that usually exists when we're presented with two alternative models of "female" in media. Tanya DePass looks for spaces for gamers who don't fit the traditional stereotype to talk and relate and exist in a community that doesn't question their right to be there.
The standouts for me were Kat Howard's "The Sound of Sea and Salt" and "You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay" by Alyssa Wong.
Both were quirky stories which were solidly written. As always Howard does a brilliant job of evoking fairy tales and myths while still retaining some contemporary elements. You'll Surely Drown here made me actually like a Western set story as well.
"The Blood that Pulses in the Veins of One" by JY Yang is a strange one. The writing is brilliant, but the story itself is so strange, that I don't know that I like it particularly, I would definitely recommend it though as it does make you think, if only to go, why?
I liked Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands by Seanan McGuire and for someone who sometimes is left a bit cold by McGuire's writing, I think that speaks to the strength of the idea at the heart of this short.
The essay section however is a bit more split. Two I loved, the other two were on a subject I didn't have much interest in. Having never seen Labyrinth, the two essays on the Goblin King went over my head a bit, but have made me a bit more curious about the film. Foz Meadows continues the discussion currently being held about diversity and how it doesn't just mean more white women as well as highlighting the tension that usually exists when we're presented with two alternative models of "female" in media. Tanya DePass looks for spaces for gamers who don't fit the traditional stereotype to talk and relate and exist in a community that doesn't question their right to be there.