
Baby Doll by Johanna Sinisalo
It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. Continue reading
It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. Continue reading
Recently I’ve been reading The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (and I may talk about it later, if I feel Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but I love this title. It suggests poignancy that overcomes the obvious question of what Continue reading
You know how westerns often start, with a stranger walking out of the desert into an isolated community. Well, this Continue reading
Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she Continue reading
Sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate old classics. For example, I have trouble with Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Orphans of the Sky.’ Continue reading
If you’re not familiar with Bacigalupi’s first novel, The Windup Girl (which won just about every award under the sun), Continue reading
Readers are easily lost when presented with a busy and unfamiliar setting. Russ succeeds admirably by concentrating on the comings Continue reading