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The Arbitrary Placement of Walls

The Arbitrary Placement of Walls

Martha Soukup
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This collection of 17 stories puts together a solid case for Martha Soukup's preeminence among science fiction short story writers at the end of the 20th century. In her best efforts, such as "Living in the Jungle," the Nebula-winning "A Defense of the Social Contracts," and the absolutely stunning "The Story So Far," Soukup provides an intimate perspective on protagonists who are fundamentally alienated from the worlds in which they live. It's a perspective that also comes to bear on the eerily humorous "Alita in the Air," in which an unaccompanied child on an airplane refuses to meet her party at the gate and becomes a permanent passenger, and the poignant tale of two runaways, "Jones and the Stray." And we guarantee that, after reading "Good Girl, Bad Dog," you'll never think of Lassie in the same way again. --Ron Hogan

Contents:
Dress Rehearsal
Living in the Jungle
The Big Wish
Having Keith
Over the Long Haul
Dog's Life
The Arbitrary Placement of Walls
Things Not Seen
The Story So Far
The Spinner
Good Girl, Bad Dog
Absent Friends
A Defense of the Social Contracts
Jones and the Stray
Fetish
Alita in the Air
To Destroy Rats
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Dreamhaven Books
Release
September 01, 1997
ISBN
0963094491
ISBN 13
9780963094490

The Arbitrary Placement of Walls

Martha Soukup
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This collection of 17 stories puts together a solid case for Martha Soukup's preeminence among science fiction short story writers at the end of the 20th century. In her best efforts, such as "Living in the Jungle," the Nebula-winning "A Defense of the Social Contracts," and the absolutely stunning "The Story So Far," Soukup provides an intimate perspective on protagonists who are fundamentally alienated from the worlds in which they live. It's a perspective that also comes to bear on the eerily humorous "Alita in the Air," in which an unaccompanied child on an airplane refuses to meet her party at the gate and becomes a permanent passenger, and the poignant tale of two runaways, "Jones and the Stray." And we guarantee that, after reading "Good Girl, Bad Dog," you'll never think of Lassie in the same way again. --Ron Hogan

Contents:
Dress Rehearsal
Living in the Jungle
The Big Wish
Having Keith
Over the Long Haul
Dog's Life
The Arbitrary Placement of Walls
Things Not Seen
The Story So Far
The Spinner
Good Girl, Bad Dog
Absent Friends
A Defense of the Social Contracts
Jones and the Stray
Fetish
Alita in the Air
To Destroy Rats
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Dreamhaven Books
Release
September 01, 1997
ISBN
0963094491
ISBN 13
9780963094490

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