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A review by afreen7
Uncanny Magazine Issue 45: March/April 2022 by Chimedum Ohaegbu, Meg Elison, Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas
4.0
FICTION
Boundless by Miyuki Jane Pinckard - 3/5
Maybe its the cynic in me but this story didnt appeal to me
The Goldfish Man by Maureen McHugh - 3.5/5
Under Green by Richard Butner - 3.5/5 (nice story but I feel like there could've been better pacing)
The Kaleidoscopic Visitor by Shaoni C. White - 4/5
Flowerkicker by Stephen Graham Jones - 3.5/5 (I could kinda tell where the story was heading but gave me the chills anyway)
I Will Have This Diamond for a Heart by Carlos Hernandez - 5/5 (aww this story was like a warm hug on a bad day from a stranger thats still familiar)
Requiem for a Dollface by Margaret Dunlap - 5/5 (liked this one, well written)
Love wasn’t an easy thing to learn.
The Path of Water by Emma Törzs - 5/5 (ooh very interesting take on rapunzel)
POETRY
Omonhinmin by Praise Osawaru was really beautifully written
Jingwei Tries to Fill Up the Sea by Mary Soon Lee and A Wreckful Planting of Small Pockets of Thirst by Nnadi Samuel were amazing too
EDITORIALS
The Yearning Body Problem by Meg Elison - 4/5
ESSAYS
Acknowledging Taiwanese-American Vampire Foodies by Jo Wu - 4/5
The choice to bring in vampires when highlighting sinophobia and the general phobia towards asian culture and cuisine seemed weird at first but it kinda worked? I think it couldve been written a bit better and id be sold on this essay. (although pig and blood are not for me for religious and personal purposes)
Ask a Unicorn by The Uncanny Unicorn - 5/5
Aww loved this
Resisting the Monolith: Collecting As Counter Narrative by Rebecca Romney - 5/5
Man, i just love the idea of collecting books, the art of it beyond just a hobby and the financial restrictions. There's so much to it even in this day and age.
An Invitation to the Weary by Sarah Gailey - 4/5
Ita both melancholic and heavy yet hopeful and serene. this essay is just about life
Wax Sealed With a Kiss by Elsa Sjunneson - 3.5/5
Boundless by Miyuki Jane Pinckard - 3/5
Maybe its the cynic in me but this story didnt appeal to me
The Goldfish Man by Maureen McHugh - 3.5/5
Under Green by Richard Butner - 3.5/5 (nice story but I feel like there could've been better pacing)
The Kaleidoscopic Visitor by Shaoni C. White - 4/5
Flowerkicker by Stephen Graham Jones - 3.5/5 (I could kinda tell where the story was heading but gave me the chills anyway)
I Will Have This Diamond for a Heart by Carlos Hernandez - 5/5 (aww this story was like a warm hug on a bad day from a stranger thats still familiar)
Requiem for a Dollface by Margaret Dunlap - 5/5 (liked this one, well written)
Love wasn’t an easy thing to learn.
The Path of Water by Emma Törzs - 5/5 (ooh very interesting take on rapunzel)
POETRY
Omonhinmin by Praise Osawaru was really beautifully written
Jingwei Tries to Fill Up the Sea by Mary Soon Lee and A Wreckful Planting of Small Pockets of Thirst by Nnadi Samuel were amazing too
EDITORIALS
The Yearning Body Problem by Meg Elison - 4/5
ESSAYS
Acknowledging Taiwanese-American Vampire Foodies by Jo Wu - 4/5
The choice to bring in vampires when highlighting sinophobia and the general phobia towards asian culture and cuisine seemed weird at first but it kinda worked? I think it couldve been written a bit better and id be sold on this essay. (although pig and blood are not for me for religious and personal purposes)
Ask a Unicorn by The Uncanny Unicorn - 5/5
Aww loved this
Resisting the Monolith: Collecting As Counter Narrative by Rebecca Romney - 5/5
Man, i just love the idea of collecting books, the art of it beyond just a hobby and the financial restrictions. There's so much to it even in this day and age.
An Invitation to the Weary by Sarah Gailey - 4/5
Ita both melancholic and heavy yet hopeful and serene. this essay is just about life
Wax Sealed With a Kiss by Elsa Sjunneson - 3.5/5