reading (Asimov's July)
May. 13th, 2008 06:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorI finished this edition of Asimov's on Saturday, I think. I ended up reading it between doing lots of other things so it took me two weeks to finish it. It was a good variety and a strong showing.
I'm a sucker for stories like "26 Monkeys", which was just strange enough and just predictable enough. The world of "Cascading Violet Hair" is a logical extension of a popularly pictured future. I don't think I've ever seen quite that take on it. Dyst-hope-ia, or perhaps just getting by. "Lester Young" gave a good flavor of jazz without getting lost in it. I felt I could have gotten more out of "The Philosopher's Stone" if I was more familiar with the political intrigues and factions of the time period it was based in. The only story that didn't hit a note with me this month was "The Woman Under the World." It just didn't do it for me, but that's fine.
Overall, a good mix.
24. Asimov's July 2008
I'm a sucker for stories like "26 Monkeys", which was just strange enough and just predictable enough. The world of "Cascading Violet Hair" is a logical extension of a popularly pictured future. I don't think I've ever seen quite that take on it. Dyst-hope-ia, or perhaps just getting by. "Lester Young" gave a good flavor of jazz without getting lost in it. I felt I could have gotten more out of "The Philosopher's Stone" if I was more familiar with the political intrigues and factions of the time period it was based in. The only story that didn't hit a note with me this month was "The Woman Under the World." It just didn't do it for me, but that's fine.
Overall, a good mix.
24. Asimov's July 2008
