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I read “Mulberry and Owl” by Aliette de Bodard and “On a Branch Floating Down the River, a Wren Is Singing” by Betsy Aoki. Both were written really well and the story plot overall was quite interesting.
Read for P. Djèlí Clark's "If the Martians Have Magic."A bit of a kitchen sink of a world, but intriguing nonetheless.https://uncannymagazine.com/article/i...
Rating only for The Giant of the Violet Sea.
Rating: 3.5 / 5FICTIONMulberry and Owl by Aliette de Bodard - 4/5Really well written and interesting world-building.Onward by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam - 3/5Interesting story but I felt it was a little chaotic and the themes of the story weren't very straightforward or consistent so I had a little difficulty understanding the story. Also (view spoiler)[ having an emotional connection with another person whilst in a marriage still counts as infidelity to me even if there wasn't any physical cheating
In short this issue had some excellent fiction, some not so exciting essays and one poem I really liked.FICTIONMulberry and Owl by Aliette de Bodard: Really good story telling tough I found some depictions of violence hard to read. 4/5On a Branch Floating Down the River, a Wren Is Singing by Betsy Aoki: I really enjoyed the combination of scifi and poetry. The world was also very intriguing. 4,5/5Onward by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam: Very fairytale like, loved the world and characters. Spoke to me a
“If the Martians Have Magic” by P. Djèlí Clark.It's Shrimpalicious Quick Maths (SQM™) time again! Yay!Science-fiction meets fantasy meets streampunk meets voodoo + non-Eurocentric as fish setting + djinns + 3-in-1 martians (don't ask) + sentient, speaking camels + Haitian loas + tasty magic + giant winged ocelots and giganormous octopi lookalikes (I'm in 💕lurve💕) + P. Djèlí Clark's downright magical talent for creating the most lusciously delicious, spellbinding worlds = let's dance the night aw...
Eugenia Triantafyllou “The Giants of the Violet Sea” Nebula novelette finalisthttps://uncannymagazine.com/article/t...
“The Giants of the Violet Sea” by Eugenia TriantafyllouAn evocative murder mystery, wrapped up in an ecological conflict on a colony world, where around a wine dark sea, two peoples are separated by cultural drift and disparate ambitions. Themis returns to the village of her birth, to farewell her brother and solve the mystery of his death, and the dilemma of her own destiny.
My favorite stories were "On a Branch Floating Down the River, a Wren Is Singing" and "The Giants of the Violet Sea".
I needed to read the novella “The Giants of the Violet Sea” by Eugenia Triantafyllou as it is a current finalist in the Nebula Awards, but as Uncanny is such an enjoyable publication, I resolved to read the whole thing. This is a solid issue, with the novella as a crowning jewel. I also loved the poetry.
Ratings:‘Mulberry and Owl’ by Aliette de Bodard - 3 stars.‘If the Martians Have Magic’ by Phenderson Djeli Clark - 2 stars.
Mulberry and Owl: It took me a while to get into this which may have been because it was late and I was tired, but I wound up really enjoying it – poignant and melancholy but with a good helping of spaceship weapons. 4/5On a Branch Floating Down the River, a Wren is Singing: This one wrinkled my brain in a good way. I like the idea of exploring how AIs might make art and also using the central character's relationship as a metaphor for the AI and its control of its citizens. 4/5Onward: I liked t...
Mulberry and Owl - Aliette de Bodard: 4/5; Melancholy and angry and vast, just like so many stories set in the Xuya universe. I enjoyed it! :)If the Martians Have Magic - P. Djeli Clark: 4/5. Fun world and unveiling thereof and I liked the inner life of the main character. Plot could have been clearer, the resolution didn't quite gel with me.
I haven't read all aspects of this issue and have instead given a small review to the piece that interested me and I managed to finish.The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia TriantafyllouWow. There is just so much you can say about this novella. This was so much longer than I was expecting from Uncanny, and it definitely took me a while to get through. There was at least one point where I thought of admitting defeat but I pushed myself and dam, I am so glad I did. That said, this novella did ha...
The stories in Uncanny are never bad, but most just weren't to my taste in this issue. So it goes!
This review is for "Mulberry and Owl" by Aliette de Bodard.I heard a lot about this author's work quality and it has been a while I have been wanting to read something by her. I read a couple of short story, that were good, but I am left with the impression I am still missing her greatest work. This is why I was quite excited to see her work in one of the latest uncanny magazines. I decided to listen to the podcast (audio) version. That was a big mistake. I am not sure if the fire got corrupted
