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A review by libkatem
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories by Connie Willis
4.0
Some stories in this collection are repeats of stories in other collections. I'm not repeating them here, sorry!
"The Winds of Marble Arch" is the story that the collection is named for. It was a good story- set in London, and told the story that... pretty much suffering can be felt. It lingers. Not my favorite of her work, but made for a good mystery.
"Blued Moon," is utterly zany and fun! One of her "screwball comedy" stories. They always make me smile.
"Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" had me rolling at one moment, and my heart breaking in another. I loved all the characters and their problems, and ALL THE SNOW. Snow EVERYWHERE. So brilliant. I would recommend this story to everyone.
"Nonstop to Portales" I suspect I would have enjoyed it more if I knew who Jack Williamson is. Maybe I'll read one of his books someday. Add him to the list.... ;)
"The Curse of the Kings" was so creepy. So creepy.
"Inn" made me wonder what I would do in that situation.
"Samaritan" was odd. Baptizing orangatangs? Natalie, the character who wanted to baptize Esau, seemed deranged.
"Cash Crop" was also creepy. It was an extreme of genetic engineering, to make people more hearty and capable of surviving on alien worlds.
"The Soul Selects Her Own Society" was hilarious. It was an "academic paper" on Emily Dickinson and an academic paper. As someone who cannot stand Dickinson, this story was genius. Love it.
"Epiphany" is such a fascinating story on what "Armageddon" might be. Because, really, who knows? And there are worse things than carnivals. Willis is a creative genius!
"The Winds of Marble Arch" is the story that the collection is named for. It was a good story- set in London, and told the story that... pretty much suffering can be felt. It lingers. Not my favorite of her work, but made for a good mystery.
"Blued Moon," is utterly zany and fun! One of her "screwball comedy" stories. They always make me smile.
"Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" had me rolling at one moment, and my heart breaking in another. I loved all the characters and their problems, and ALL THE SNOW. Snow EVERYWHERE. So brilliant. I would recommend this story to everyone.
"Nonstop to Portales" I suspect I would have enjoyed it more if I knew who Jack Williamson is. Maybe I'll read one of his books someday. Add him to the list.... ;)
"The Curse of the Kings" was so creepy. So creepy.
"Inn" made me wonder what I would do in that situation.
"Samaritan" was odd. Baptizing orangatangs? Natalie, the character who wanted to baptize Esau, seemed deranged.
"Cash Crop" was also creepy. It was an extreme of genetic engineering, to make people more hearty and capable of surviving on alien worlds.
"The Soul Selects Her Own Society" was hilarious. It was an "academic paper" on Emily Dickinson and an academic paper. As someone who cannot stand Dickinson, this story was genius. Love it.
"Epiphany" is such a fascinating story on what "Armageddon" might be. Because, really, who knows? And there are worse things than carnivals. Willis is a creative genius!